Learning ObjectivesYou should be able to:
(a) define a hormone as a chemical substance, produced by a gland, carried by the blood, which alters the activity of one or more specific target organs and is then destroyed by the liver (b) explain what is meant by an endocrine gland, with reference to the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas (c) state the role of the hormone adrenaline in boosting blood glucose levels and give examples of situations in which this may occur (d) explain how the blood glucose concentration is regulated by insulin and glucagon as a homeostatic mechanism (e) describe the signs, such as an increased blood glucose level and glucose in urine, and the treatment of diabetes mellitus using insulin |
Home-Based Research
- Textbook Chapter FIFTEEN
Pages 286 to 296 - Video: Blood glucose regulation
- Video: Blood glucose homeostasis
- Animation: Blood glucose regulation (interactive embedded below)