This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 5 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
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9.2 Well organized
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Learning objectives
You will learn how the number of substances in your blood is kept at a constant level.
You will learn about the tasks of your liver and your kidneys.
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What waste products are produced during respiration?
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How does your body get rid of waste products?
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Execretory organs
Excretion = to get excess, unnecessary, and toxic substances from your blood and remove it from your body
Execretory organs = lungs, liver, kidneys, skin
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How come there is always enough glucose in your blood?
Glucose = fuel for your body
Glucose levels in your blood are regulated by:
- Insulin
- Glucagon
These hormones are produced in the
pancreas
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Diabetes
Diabetes type 1 : patients of whom the insulin producing pancreas cells are damaged.
Diabetes type 2: body cells have become resistant to insulin; the hormone does not work properly anymore.
- often diagnosed with overweight people who hardly exercise.
Result of both types: Blood glucose levels stay too high
Why aren't there any insulin pills?
Insulin is a protein
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Measuring blood glucose levels
Too low: eat or drink something that contains glucose.
Too high: inject themselves using an insulin pen (or they carry an insulin pump).
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Liver
Build-up of bile and cholesterol Breakdown of toxic substances (medicines, alcohol..) and amino acids Storage of vitamins A and D, iron from hemoglobin and glycogen Drainage of bilirubin (from red blood cells, broken down in the spleen), urea (product from breaking down amino acids) and converted toxic substances