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The organ located behind the stomach that helps digest all types of food and secretes insulin for carbohydrate metabolism is the?
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Insulin is produced by the pancreas, a small organ between the stomach and liver
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What is the function of baroreceptors and where are they located?
they are located i aorta.the function is for carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism
What is the role of the pancres?
The PANCREAS is an organ which secretes hormones (insulin, glucagon) and enzymes (trypsin, lipase). It is part of the digestive and gastrointestinal system.
What are the differences between liver and pancreas?
Pancreas: A long, irregularly shaped gland, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin into the bloodstream.Liver: A large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and is active in the formation of certain blood proteins and in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
What body system regulates body functions metabolism?
The body system that secretes hormones is the endocrine system. The organ of the endocrine system that aid in metabolism is the thyroid, which is located behind the trachea.
What part of the digestive system produces insulin?
Insulin is not stored, the body makes it on demand. Also it is not part of the digestive system, rather it is a hormone regulating the amount of sugar in the blood (it does however kick in when you have eaten something). Insulin is made by the islets of Langerhans, which are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (i.e., hormone-producing) cells.
Which endocrine gland produces insulin?
Insulin is produced in the Pancreas. The liver stores Glucose used in Cellular Metabolism. When your body requires more Glucos, your Pancreas will secrete Insulin into the Liver and trigger the release of more Glucose. Your pancreas is located directly inferior of the Liver in the RUQ of the Abdomen.
Hormone responsible for diabetes?
If the body does not have enough insulin, then one can get diabetes. If the cells can not use the insulin the body has very well, then one can get diabetes. If one has diabetes, then the doctor might say to use insulin. If the body has too much insulin, then the cells store energy in the cells as fat. When a person is overweight, that is one of the main symptoms of diabetes. If the body and cells use insulin well to control blood sugar level, then the person is not diabetic.
What endocrine gland is located near the base of the cerebrum which secretes melatonin?
The pineal gland (or, epiphysis) synthesizes and secretes melatonin.
What secretes cerebrospinal fluids?
ependymall cells located in the choroid plexus of the brain :)
What organ located near the stomach that makes insulin?
Hi!! The beta cells of Pancreas makes Insulin.
Where in cells are insulin receptors located?
plasma membrane
What organ secretes gastric juices and is located between the esophagus and small intestine?
Stomach
