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Mind Map by shelleymcgurk, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by shelleymcgurk
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The pancreas
- Is both endocrine and exocrine endocrine (hormones) - islets of langerhans - produces hormones
- Islets of langerhans are clusters of pancreatic cells that sense blood sugar
levels and release insulin to maintain normal levels
- Islets of langerhans are clusters of pancreatic cells that sense blood sugar
levels and release insulin to maintain normal levels
- System: Digestive
- Location: Behind the stomach and level with the top of the small intestine
- Physical description: Pistol-shape
- Function: Secreting digestive enzymes and hormones that control blood sugar levels
- Hormones
- Insulin - put sugar into storage in muscles = stored energy
- If someone injects themselves with insulin but they have
not eaten (no sugar for storage) you could go into a diabetic
coma - will look drunk, shaky and slur their words
- If someone injects themselves with insulin but they have
not eaten (no sugar for storage) you could go into a diabetic
coma - will look drunk, shaky and slur their words
- Glucagon - pulls out of storage = energy
- Insulin - put sugar into storage in muscles = stored energy
- Contra indications
- Diabetes
- Type 1 - born with it, progressively worse
- Caused when the body's immune system attacks its
own cells in the islets of langerhans meaning that
these cells cannot product insulin. Mostly found in
under 40's
- Along with different types of medication and
refer to GP before go to beauty treatment
- Along with different types of medication and
refer to GP before go to beauty treatment
- Toilet, tired, thinner, thirsty, weight loss and slow healing
- Most often found in under 40s and found in childhood
- Caused when the body's immune system attacks its
own cells in the islets of langerhans meaning that
these cells cannot product insulin. Mostly found in
under 40's
- Type 2 - poor diet and exercise (acquired diabetes)
- Caused this is normally when we have put too much sugar into our body
- Can manage diabetes with a controlled diet
and careful sugar in take, along with
medication (insulin)
- Can manage diabetes with a controlled diet
and careful sugar in take, along with
medication (insulin)
- Tired, thirsty, weight loss or gain and healing slow
- Most found in over 40's in white population and over 25's in black and south asian population
- Caused this is normally when we have put too much sugar into our body
- Gland does not produce insulin sugar stays in the blood and
damages your vessels, organs ect.
- Type 1 - born with it, progressively worse
- Diabetes
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