Explain how insulin, glucagon, and epinephrine are involved in blood glucose

Q: Explain the process that occurs when a person has low blood sugar.

A: Our body try to maintain homeostasis for different biochemical components within the body. The…

Q: Describe the cellular events leading to release of insulin and the outcome on glucose metabolism in…

A: Insulin is the hormone secreted by the beta cells of islets( in the pancreas). It has two peptide…

Q: Explain how the hormones of the thyroid gland influence the metabolic rate.

A: In general terms The basal metabolic rate (BMR) will increase- sixty to 100% higher than normal once…

Q: Describe how the pancreatic hormones interact to regulate blood glucose levels.

A: The pancreas will regulate the macronutrient digestion and hence metabolism/energy homeostasis by…

Q: Metabolic rate is increased by the thyroid hormones and epinephrine. True or false?

A: The metabolic activities inside a cell cause degradation of nutrients to produce energy in the form…

Q: Describe the role of ion channels in insulin secretion by the β cells of the pancreas.

A: Insulin lowers the blood glucose levels where it regulates a major role in glucose homeostasis.…

Q: Explain the functions of insulin. Why do you think a hormone such asinsulin is required to carry out…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers and help in the growth and development of organisms. The different…

Q: Draw a diagram illustrating the regulation of blood glucose concentration

A: Pancreas is a leaf shaped organ that lies in abdominal cavity. It is heterocrine gland which is…

Q: Contrast the roles of insulin and glucagon in regulating blood glucose levels.

A: The role of the insulin and the glucagon is in regulating the blood glucose level. The blood glucose…

Q: Given the effects of glucagon on plasma glucose concentrations, what effect do you think…

A: For proper functioning of nervous system and all the necessary processes, there is a need to…

Q: Describe how insulin and glucagon collectively regulate the levelof glucose in the blood

A: Hormones that act to return body conditions to within acceptable limits from opposite extremes are…

Q: Describe the negative feedback between Insulin and Glucagon

A: Both insulin and glucagon are secreted by pancreas and hence they are called as pancreatic endocrine…

Q: Glucagon and insulin act synergistically to increase blood glucose. True or False

A: Glucagon and insulin are the two important enzymes secreted by the pancreas. It is studied under the…

Q: Because the prime early symptom of diabetes is a high levelof blood glucose, insulin is often…

A: Diabetes is a lifestyle disorder associated with an imbalance in the concentration of glucose in the…

Q: Many hormone systems regulate body functions through opposing hormone actions. Describe how opposing…

A: The endocrine system includes different types of hormone release in the body. Hormones are chemical…

Q: Anita has been feeling extremely tired, shaky, and confused. Her doctor has diagnosed her with low…

A: Blood sugar level can be described as the concentration of blood sugar in the blood of humans or…

Q: Describe the effects of insulin and glucagon on bloodglucose.

A: Insulin and glucagon are peptide hormones that are produced by the beta and alpha cells of the…

Q: Describe how the pancreatic hormones help maintain blood glucose homeostasis.

A: Pancreas are present on the back side of stomach in abdominal cavity. It is a heterocrine gland…

Q: Differentiate between vasopressin and insulin.

A: Hormones are biochemical molecules secreted directly into the blood and carried to organs and…

Q: Explain how does the endocrine system control blood-glucose levels

A: Introduction The Endocrine System Consists Of A Collection Of Glands That Synthesize And Secrete…

Q: Describe how epinephrine promotes the conversionof glycogen to glucose.

A: The peptide or protein hormones such as eicosanoids and epinephrine find their receptor on the…

Q: Name the hormone responsible for converting glycogen to glucose.

A: Glycogen is an extensively branched glucose polymer that is used by biological cells to store…

Q: Excessive loss of water and electrolytes in diabetes is called_____________________.

A: Diabetes is a medical condition characterized by abnormally increased levels of glucose in the blood…

Q: Explain what insulin and lowcarbohydrate diets have to do with one another.

A: Carbohydrates raise blood glucose more than other foods, meaning the body must produce more insulin…

Q: Describe the effects of insulin and glucagon on glycogenmetabolism

A: Glycogen is a mobilized storage form of glucose. where it consists of a very large and branched…

Q: Name two thyroid hormones that affect metabolic rate.

A: Hormones are the chemical messengers that are secreted into the blood by the glands present in our…

Q: Briefly explain how insulin and glucagon work in concert to regulate blood glucose.

A: The pancreas is a composite gland. A large pancreatic duct runs through the gland, carrying enzymes…

Q: A researcher is curious whether 30 minutes of daily exercise can decrease the blood glucose levels…

A: Test group is the one concerned with the organisms having the trait. Control group is the one…

Q: Explain the effects of  three hormones on metabolism

A: Hormones are the body's chemical messengers. They travel in our bloodstream to tissues or organs and…

Q: Da explain the

A: Cortisol is a stress hormone, It is one of the steroid hormones secreted from the cortex of the…

Q: Explain, in general terms, the roles of the nervous and endocrine systems in metabolism.

A: Our body is a complex network and it works in a coordinated manner. The body exhibits the nervous…

Q: Explain the actions of two hormones of the islets of Langerhans on the level of glucose in the…

A: The digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates are known to contain a gland that serves…

Q: In your own understanding, discuss how insulin and glucagon regulate blood glucose levels in the…

A: Both insulin and glucagon are involved in balancing the blood glucose levels in the body. Insulin is…

Q: Explain why glucose delivery is essential to health: The Impact of Diabetes.

A: Glucose is an essential metabolite which provides energy to a cell. The metabolism of glucose inside…

Q: . In uncontrolled diabetes, levels of hydrogen ions are elevated. Explain how these ions are…

A: Diabetes mellitus, also known as simply diabetes, is a category of metabolic diseases characterized…

Q: Pancreatic cells secrete insulin (a hormone) to help control blood sugar levels by what process?

A: The pancreas may be a gland located within the abdomen. The islets of Langerhans are the endocrine…

Q: List the three principal hormones that regulate glucose metabolism. Briefly explain the effects…

A: Glucose is the main carbohydrate sugar that is responsible for maintaining the overall energy of the…

Q: asey is a cyclist, about to begin a race. Draw a figure showing their blood glucose level earlier in…

A: Carbohydrates are easily digestible and provide instant fuel for body functioning. The body consumes…

Q: Explain why a common diagnostic test for diabetes involves orally administering a glucose solution…

A: The 2-hour plasma glucose test, also referred to as the oral glucose tolerance test involves the…

Q: Compare and contrast INSULIN and GLUCAGON using a Venn diagram.

A: Every cell in the body requires energy to perform its metabolic activity. This energy is mainly…

Q: Hyperinsulinism, the result of an excessive insulin dose or an insulin-secreting tumor, can result…

A: Glucose is catabolized to generate energy in the body. Glucose is stored as a glycogen polymer, and…

Q: Why would a runner who has a 5-km race torun at 9 am be concerned about insulin?

A: If a runner has a race at 9 AM, then he must be concerned about a pre-race breakfast, which is…

Q: Explain the H ormonal control of Glucose by cortisol, epinephrine, Growth hormone & thyroxine

A: Glucose is six carbon sugar moiety that has a role in providing energy to the organism. It is…