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AP Psychology 3.5 Biological Bases of Behavior. Janine's blood sugar is too high. What isn't working correctly?

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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by blood sugar it's what [Vampire in a graveyard and a finger bleeding appears]

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vampires try to avoid when they're eating healthy...Alright here's our

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question.. Janine's blood sugar is too high what isn't working correctly and

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here are potential answers..... Alright we can eliminate C and E right off the bat [Answers C and E punched by boxing gloves]

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the dendrites are the branches that receive information from other neurons

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while the synapse is the place through which information between cells is [Diagram of a synapse]

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transmitted really important stuff but nothing to do with someone's blood sugar

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levels unless the maybe those dendrites were made of gummy worms, what do you think? [Man eats a dendrite]

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and A is pretty obviously not our answer either seeing as the ovaries are part of

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the female reproductive organ that produces the eggs needed for [Diagram of ovaries]

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reproduction so unless those eggs are Cadbury Creme Eggs and yes we could do

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this all day they have nothing to do with blood sugar and even though the

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hungry hungry hippos are all likely at risk for obesity, heart disease, and type [Hungry hippos sitting in a chair]

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2 diabetes the hippocampus - That is the part of the brain associated most

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closely with long-term memory has nothing at all to do with blood sugar

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that leaves us with the pancreas and organ that's part of the endocrine [Pancreas highlighted in a persons body]

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glandular system that helps regulate blood sugar and eating patterns if the

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pancreas isn't working properly. A person may find him or herself with

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abnormal blood sugar levels which is probably something the hungry hungry [Man collapses to the floor and hungry hippo eating on a table]

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hippos should get checked out and maybe that sweet loving vampire too

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