Starter quiz
- Which organ in the body detects changes in blood glucose levels?
- liver
- stomach
- pancreas ✓
- small intestine
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- Name the hormone that is secreted if blood glucose levels are too high.
- glucagon
- glycogen
- insulin ✓
- starch
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- Match each word to the correct definition.
- hormone⇔a chemical substance, produced by a gland, that travels in the blood ✓
- gland⇔an organ or tissue that produces and secretes substances ✓
- glucose⇔a sugar that travels in the blood and used for respiration ✓
- glycogen⇔a stored form of glucose found in liver and muscle cells ✓
- What are carbohydrates broken down into during digestion?
- amino acids
- fatty acids
- enzymes
- sugars ✓
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- Which of the following cause an increase in blood glucose concentration?
- exercising
- eating a meal ✓
- fasting
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- What changes does insulin bring about in the body?
- glucose stops being absobed by the liver
- more glucose is absorbed by the liver and stored as glycogen ✓
- blood glucose concentration increases
- blood glucose concentration decreases ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which disease is associated with uncontrolled blood glucose regulation?
- asthma
- Huntingdon's
- diabetes ✓
- high blood pressure
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- Put these statements in order to show how the body regulates blood glucose levels.
- 1⇔Pancreas detects high blood glucose levels.
- 2⇔Insulin is secreted into the blood plasma.
- 3⇔Liver and muscle cells absorb glucose and covert it to stored glycogen.
- 4⇔Blood glucose levels decrease back to normal.
- Which are true for type 1 diabetes?
- linked to obesity
- usually presents in childhood and teenage years ✓
- associated with genes and environmental factors ✓
- usually presents in adulthood
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- What is the treatment for type 1 diabetes?
- injections with glucagon
- injections with insulin ✓
- lose weight and exercise more
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- Which statements are true for type 2 diabetes?
- The pancreas secretes sufficient amounts of insulin. ✓
- Too much glucose is converted to glycogen.
- Cells do not respond to insulin. ✓
- It is linked with obesity. ✓
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- Before using medication what is the treatment for type 2 diabetes?
- weight loss through low carbohydrate diet ✓
- regular exercise ✓
- weight loss through high carbohydrate diet
- vitamin supplementation
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Worksheet
Presentation
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The hormone insulin helps to control blood sugar level in the human body.
- Insulin is secreted by cells in a gland called the pancreas.
- People living with diabetes have problems with controlling their blood sugar level.
- The cause and treatments for type 1 diabetes.
- The cause and treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Common misconception
Type 1 diabetes is caused by lifestyle, particularly poor diet.
The slide deck states that type 1 diabetes is caused by genes or environmental factors and there is a question in task A to assess this. In contrast there is a big focus on lifestyle and obesity being linked to developing type 2 diabetes.
Keywords
Hormone - a chemical substance produced by a gland that travels in the bloodstream to a specific organ
Insulin - a hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose is too high, lowering blood glucose levels
Gland - an organ or tissues that produces and secretes substances, such as hormones
Pancreas - a glandular organ in the body that detects changes in blood glucose concentration and secretes insulin
Diabetes - a condition in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose concentration