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What is the function of the pancreas

It secretes pancreatic juice, insulin, glucagon, duodenum, and somatostatin into the bloodstream.

By producing insulin, the pancreas is responsible for regulating blood sugar.

Completes the job of breaking down protein, carbohydrates, and fats using digestive juices of pancreas combined with juices from the intestines

Secretion of pancreatic juice (enzymes) for digestion and hormone secretion

the pancreas secretes insulin.

The function of the pancreas is to regulate blood sugar.

It produces digestive enzymes.

How are the nervous system and the endocrine system different

The endocrine system affects cells with certain receptors .

The nervous system can affect only nearby cells

How does the nervous system help the body maintain homeostasis

It sends messages that control all the systems in the body.

The nervous system controls almost every action in the human body. It controls the heart beat, your adrenaline levels, and many other things which can effect an organism.

How do fraternal twins form

Some times both ovaries produce individual egg. Then both ovum gets fertilized and Fraternal twins happens

One egg from each ovary is fertilized

What happens in the alimentary canal

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. Starch is broken down by enzymes.

Macromolecules are broken down.

When does the embryo form

The tissue formed once mitosis of an OVUM

A few days after fertilization. apex:)

What are the systems in the circulatory system

The circulatory system is its own system. There are not systems in the circulatory system.

Which is part of the alimentary canal

Small intestine

Esophagus - APEX

The parts of the alimentary canal are:

The Mouth

The Pharynx

The Stomach

The small intestine

The large intestine

How is an HIV infection different from a cold virus infection

HIV attacks helper T cells that are trying to fight infection, rather than attacking healthy body cells like a cold virus does.

HIV attacks lymphocytes directly.

Which of the following is an example of a feedback loop in the body

One gland causes calcium ions to be released; another gland causes them to be absorbed

Which happens to a developing child first

Depends on when you consider it a child. First it's a Zygote, a fertilized egg, and then a blastocyst. Medically it's not a child until it's born. But if we start with embryo you can read all about it in the link below. Someone wrote blood starts pumping and arms starts to develop but that is weeks later.

Blood pumps through the body.

or

Rhythmic breathing movements

What best describes what happens to a developing fetus during third trimester

the organs grow larger

Which is a gamete

A sperm or egg

A fetus has been developing for three months What will happen next

eyes develop

lips start to form

Vocal cords develop.

What best describes how a developing fetus changes during the third trimester

It grows larger (cheaters)

Which happens to a developing child first apex

Development of hands

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