Preview - Exploring Homeostasis And Feedback Loops With Diabetes

Revising Your Glucunculus Using Data


Now that you have a better understanding of how much some of your organs and tissues use glucose (and their proportionate sizes), it's time to revise the glucunculus you created at the beginning of this lesson.  To do this, you first need to understand the ratio of % energy consumption to % of body weight by organ.  

Use the data you answered in the previous calculations to complete a simple calculation: % energy consumption/ % body weight You can fill out your calculations in the table below.  

After you have completed your calculations, go back to original glucunculus you created and in a NEW COLOR (or some other clearly identifiable representation), show the size of each organ based on its glucose utilization. DON'T WORRY!  YOUR DIAGRAM SHOULD LOOK DISTORTED!


Questions

Please answer the questions below.

For each ratio, divide the % energy consumption by the % body weight from the previous calculations. You can round your answers to the nearest 10th. 


Notes

These notes will appear on every page in this lesson so feel free to put anything here you'd like to keep track of.