Assignment: Homeostasis En Vivo (4)

2022 Summer SMART 12 Anatomy & Physiology
2022-06-30T15:50:23Z

Due:

With your partner read through the following scenario and identify each component of the feedback loop. Is this a positive or a negative feedback loop? Is this facilitated by the nervous system, endocrine system or both? How can you tell?

Regulation of glucose – Eating causes blood glucose levels to rise. The elevated blood glucose level is detected by receptors in the pancreas. In response, the beta cells of the pancreas release insulin into the bloodstream which allows cells throughout the body to use the glucose in the blood for energy.

With your partner read through the following scenario and identify each component of the feedback loop. Is this a positive or a negative feedback loop? Is this facilitated by the nervous system, endocrine system or both? How can you tell?

Regulation of glucose – Eating causes blood glucose levels to rise. The elevated blood glucose level is detected by receptors in the pancreas. In response, the beta cells of the pancreas release insulin into the bloodstream which allows cells throughout the body to use the glucose in the blood for energy.