Homeostasis project

6. your immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas
8. hormone released when blood sugar levels are low
10. hormone released when blood sugar levels are high
11. proteins that receive signals
12. beta-cells in the pancreas begin wearing out and not functioning due to overuse (too much sugar)
13. change in the organism from the detection of a stimulus
14. energy
16. a change in the environment of an organism

1. body processes that balance heat production and loss in the body
2. the ability to maintain constant internal conditions when outside conditions change
3. feedback mechanism; a process that occurs when body systems slow down or stop a condition that is occuring
4. disease when blood glucose levels remain abnormally high due to your body not making insulin or not responding to it as well as it should
5. diabetes usually found in pregnant women
7. organ that uses alpha and beta cells to release insulin and glucagon
8. blood sugar
9. stored glucose
15. feedback mechanism; a mechanism that occurs when body systems need to encourage or amplify a condition