Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is caused by deficient activity of the islets of Langerhans. The islets of Langerhans is a part of the pancreas that secrets the hormone insulin, a hormone that functions to allow the utilization of glucose by the body, and therefore maintaining the glucose levels from getting too high. Diabetes mellitus is as a result of the inactivity of the insulin hormone and therefore there will be a high level of glucose in the blood.
The pictured cell is in Metaphase as the chromosomes are lined up at the equator of the cell.
A specific type of cancer is diagnosed by taking the number of diagnoses of that certain cancer type and dividing it by the total number of cancer diagnoses.
When you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts and moves downward. This increases the space in your chest cavity, and your lungs expand into it. The muscles between your ribs also help enlarge the chest cavity. They contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale
