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What happens when beta cells of the pancreas release insulin into the blood?


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Blood glucose levels rise to a set point and stimulate glucagon release.

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Body cells take up more glucose.

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The liver breaks down glycogen to glucose.

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Alpha cells are stimulated to release glucose into the blood.

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Solution

The correct option is B

Body cells take up more glucose.


When a person eats carbohydrates, the blood glucose concentration rises. This stimulates the secretion of insulin by β cells and inhibits the secretion of glucagon by the α cells. Insulin promotes the cellular uptake of glucose into liver and muscle cells, where it is stored as glycogen, and into adipose cells, where it is stored as fat.


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