PSY333H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Glycated Hemoglobin, Insulin Pump, Theory Of Reasoned Action
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Psy333: health psychology: november 20, 2017: lecture 10: diabetes. Diabetes is a dysfunction in the endocrine system. In vertebrates, the hypothalamus is the neural control center for all endocrine systems. The field of study dealing with the endocrine system and its disorders is endocrinology. Endocrine vs. exocrine system: endocrine glands secrete hormones controlling body processes via ductless glands & is surrounded by blood. Has both endocrine(purple) and exocrine (blue) systems. Measures blood glucose levels and secretes insulin or glucagon. Islets mainly made of beta cells (secrete insulin) and alpha cells (glucagon) and delta cells (regulates growth hormones) After you eat a meal, beta cells release insulin and lets glucose to get into the cells: glu(cid:272)ose (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)e i(cid:374)to the (cid:272)ell (cid:449)ithout i(cid:374)suli(cid:374) (cid:271)i(cid:374)di(cid:374)g. If you ha(cid:448)e(cid:374)"t eate(cid:374) i(cid:374) a (cid:449)hile, you (cid:449)ill ha(cid:448)e alpha (cid:272)ells (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:449)ill respo(cid:374)d to lo(cid:449) (cid:271)lood sugar and release stored glucose. Allows cells to use glucose for energy.
