Insulin and Its Mode of Action
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What happens when beta cells of the pancreas release insulin into the blood?
Body cells take up more glucose.
The liver breaks down glycogen to glucose.
Blood glucose levels rise to a set point and stimulate glucagon release.
Alpha cells are stimulated to release glucose into the blood.
What are the functions of cortisol?
Write the number name of and write the numbers which are more or less than
e) more
Stimulus for insulin secretion is_______________________.
Increase in the level of glucose in the body.
Increase in level of ketones in the body.
Heavy exercise which needs glucose to burn.
Decrease in glucose level in the blood.
The hormone which regulates glucose in the blood by converting glycogen (glycogenolysis) back to glucose whenever required is _______.
Insulin and Glucagon
Glucagon and Somatostatin
Insulin and Somatostatin
Glucagon and Insulin.
The hormone which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood by converting excess of glucose into glycogen is (1)_______. The hormone which regulates glucose in the blood by converting glycogen back to glucose whenever required is (2)_______.
Insulin and Somatostatin
Glucagon and Somatostatin
Glucagon and Insulin.
Insulin and Glucagon
An example of homeostasis control by antagonistic hormones is:
- insulin and glucagon in glucose metabolism
- progestins and estrogens in sexual differentiation
- epinephrine and norepinephrine in flight or fight response
- oxytocin and prolactin in milk production
- (1) Glucagon, (2) Insulin
- (1) Insulin, (2) Glucagon
- (1) Glucagon, (2) Somatostatin
- (1) Insulin, (2)Somatostatin
- True
- False
Write the number name of and write the numbers which are more or less than
h) more
(a) FSH
(b) growth hormone
(c) adrenalin
(d) glucagon
- insulin
- glucagon
- somatostatin
- adrenaline
Diabetes can be caused due to
Destruction of β cells in islets of Langerhans
Destruction of Δ cells in islets of Langerhans
Destruction of γ cells in islets of Langerhans
Destruction of α cells in islets of Langerhans