Stress increases cortisol secretion. Why would diabetics have problems controlling their blood sugar levels when they are stressed?

What will be an ideal response?


One of cortisol's functions is to increase blood sugar levels. Adding stress would increase blood sugar levels beyond normal.

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_____  anaphase I of meiosis _____  metaphase I of meiosis _____  anaphase II of meiosis _____  anaphase of mitosis

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Rods and cones, like most sensory receptors, depolarize open receiving a stimulus. 2. Perception of salty tastes occurs at the level of the taste bud. 3. Death of hair cells resulting from repeated exposure to loud noises is thought to be caused by metabolic "exhaustion" of these cells from continuous activation. 4. The most common defect in color vision, termed red-green color blindness, results from a faulty opsin gene. 5. Compound eyes in invertebrate animals are composed of many smaller ommatidia.

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What elements make up 96% of the dry weight of a plant?

a. nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen b. phosphorus, carbon, hydrogen c. carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen d. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen e. carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus

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The hierarchical nature of cellular structure is accurately illustrated in which of the following lists of substances (from smallest to largest)?

A) nucleotides, chromosome, DNA, nucleus, cell B) cellulose, glucose, cell wall, cell C) nucleotides, nucleus, DNA, chromosome, cell D) nucleotides, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell E) protein, membrane, amino acids, chloroplast, cell

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