answersLogoWhite

0

The pancreas also produces the hormone insulin, which helps to control the

amount ... "Pancreas" is from the Greek, meaning "all flesh," perhaps referring

to the fact ... Its name comes from the Latin, meaning "island," evidently

because the cells ... In order to properly digest this "junk" the body has to

withdraw ...

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What produces insulin the the body?

The Pancreas


Which of these produces insulin in the body?

pyrathoid


WHAT produces insulin and hormones that balance the body sugar levels?

pancreas


Is a pancreas danger to the body if not working?

yes it is because your pancreas produces insulin. insulin is a hormone that helps your blood sugar.


Which is the organ which produces insulin that keeps the sugar level balanced in the body?

The pancreas is the organ that produces insulin, a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels in the body by allowing cells to take in glucose from the bloodstream for energy.


Is a condition when the body produces too much insulin even when they have not eaten?

Fasting hypoglycemia


What produces the hormones insulin and glucagon?

The pancreas produces enzymes and insulin.


Which organ in human body produces insulin?

The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes along with the enzymes insulin and glucagon.


How is pancreatic dysfunction related to diabetes?

The pancreas is the organ that produces 'insulin', the hormone needed to regulate the body's sugar levels. If it is dysfunctional, your body may not be getting enough insulin or maybe even none at all. This instability in insulin levels will cause diabetes.


Diabetes mellitus is a disease that occurs when the body either cannot produce the hormone insulin or produces an insufficient amount of insulin. The disease is caused by a disruption in the system.?

immune


What is a sarcophagus greek name?

Sarcophagus is our spelling of two Greek words sarx (σάρξsarx = flesh and φαγεῖν phagein = to eat), that is a flesh eater - disposing of a body.


Process of producing too much insulin?

If your body produces too much insulin, you are what they call Hypoglecimic. This is not diabetes. Diabetes is when your pancreas produces no insulin at all. Hypoglecimics just have to check their sugars (depending on how bad theirs is) and eat carbohydrates to keep their sugars up. Hope this helps.