Question

Anne has an endocrine system disease. Choose the correct way to complete each sentence.
Anne has a chronic disorder in which her body does not produce enough 1.____ from her pancreas. Anne has 2.____.


1.
a. tryroid hormone
b. insulin
c. adrenal hormone


2.
a. addison disease
b. hypothyroidlsm
c. diabetes mellitus

Answer 1

Anne has a chronic disorder in which her body does not produce enough insulin from her pancreas. Anne has diabetes mellitus.

Pancreas is mixocrine in function.

Endocrine Nature :

Group of cells called Islets of Langerhans comprising of alpha and beta cells produce glucagon and insulin respectively.

Exocrine Nature :

Pancreas secretes pancreatic juice which contains proteases, lipases and carboxypeptidases.

1. (b) and 2. (c) are the correct options.

Further, insulin and glucagon are antagonistic in function. Insulin is secreted when blood sugar levels are high whereas glucagon is secreted at low blood sugar levels.