Question 1. Your mouth contains thousands of bacteria. How can bacteria survive

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Question 1.

Your mouth contains thousands of bacteria. How can bacteria survive in your mouth when you are eating, drinking, and producing saliva throughout the day and these actions would ‘wash’ the bacteria away? (What allows bacteria to stick to surfaces?)

Question 2 .

Individuals with type II diabetes are more prone to infections due to lower activity of their immune system cells. Research has shown that immune cells in diabetic individuals do not take up as much glucose as immune cells in healthy individuals. This lack of glucose uptake leads to less energy for the cell, thus not being able to carry out its protective functions. Why do these immune cells NOT take up the necessary amount of glucose to carry out their functions? (HINT: Think about the level of glucose in a diabetic individual and how glucose transport is regulated in a cell.)

Explanation / Answer

a constant bad taste in your mouth can be a warning sign of advanced gum disease, which is caused by a sticky, cavity-causing bacteria called plaque. where the bacterial are stuck even if you wash, salivation, chew. Our mouth also acts like a natural hothouse that allows these bacteria to grow.

In type 2 diabetes, this process doesn't work well. Instead of moving into your cells, sugar builds up in your bloodstream. As blood sugar levels increase, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas release more insulin, but eventually these cells become impaired and can't make enough insulin to meet the body's demands.

insulin signals the cell to insert GLUT 4 transporters into the membrane, allowing glucose to enter the cell. GLUT allows facilitated diffusion. GLUT-1, 3 and 4 allow movement at basal glucose levels. GLUT 2 is present in beta islet cells.

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