Which organ detects the level of glucose in the blood?
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Which of these organs does insulin target?
Liver
Kidneys
What is the cause of Type 1 diabetes?
The body no longer responds to insulin
The body is unable to make insulin
The body is unable to make glucose
Which process in the body is glucose used for?
Aerobic respiration
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Which part of the eye refracts light to focus it onto the retina?
Lens
Ciliary muscles
Iris
What is the relationship between light levels and pupil diameter?
High light levels lead to a large pupil diameter
Low light levels lead to a large pupil diameter
Low light levels lead to a small pupil diameter
If an object is far away, what would be happening to the lens and the ciliary muscles?
Ciliary muscles would contract and lens would be thin
Ciliary muscles would contract and lens would be thick
Ciliary muscles would relax and lens would be thin
What is short-sightedness?
Not being able to focus on objects that are far away
Not being able to focus on objects that are close
Not being able to focus on objects that are far away or that are close
When is glucagon released into the bloodstream? - Higher
When levels of glucose in the blood are too high
When levels of glucose in the blood are too low
When levels of glycogen in the blood are too low
Why might scientists be able to use embryonic stem cells to treat nervous system damage? - Higher
Embryonic stem cells can only differentiate into nervous cells
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into any type of cell
Embryonic stem cells cannot differentiate