Like glucagon, epinephrine (hormone) elicits the release of glucose from liver cells. How?

Q: How do the control mechanisms in glycogen metabolism lead to amplification of response to a…

A: Most of the reactions occurring in our body are catalyzed by enzymes. Enzymes are proteins which are…

Q: After a few hours of fasting, you eat a bagel. How would blood glucose and insulin levels be soon…

A: Blood glucose level increases as you eat a bagel after a few hours of fasting.

Q: What is the role of hormones in regulation of glycogen synthesis and breakdown?

A: In the human body, excess glucose is stored in the form of glycogen which is a branched polymer of…

Q: Marianne has type 1 diabetes.  One day, after accidentally injecting herself with too much insulin,…

A: Type 1 diabetes is caused by the low-level production of insulin by the beta cells of the pancreas.…

Q: Which of the following statements about insulin is not true? a. The insulin receptor has tyrosine…

A: Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets.

Q: What is the signal that ultimately triggers an increase in glycogen breakdown?

A: Glycogenolysis is the process by which glycogen is broken down into glucose-1-phosphate and…

Q: T3 and T4 are thyroid hormones involved in regulating basal metabolism. The 3 and 4 indicate what?

A: Thyroid hormones are produced from the thyroid gland. The hormones produced are thyroxine or…

Q: Which of the following statements about glucagon is true? a. Glucagon causes glycogen to break down…

A: Glucose is the simplest form of carbohydrate that is used by the body for the process of cellular…

Q: Why Do Diabetics Excrete Glucose in Their Urine?

A: Diabetes is a physiological condition that leads to too much sugar in the blood causing high blood…

Q: Derrick is a diabetic patient who lives with his daughter, who also has diabetes and wonders why…

A: The food consumed by the individuals is converted into its simplest form. If the consumed food is a…

Q: What happens to the triglyceride concentrations in the plasma and inadipose tissue after…

A: The drug administered in the body cause-affect triglyceride concentration. The two main…

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: What advantage is there to having insulin-dependent glucose transporters already synthesized and…

A: The insulin-dependent glucose transporter that exists prepackaged in the cell is the GLUT-4…

Q: How does insulin cause cells to take up glucose?

A: Insulin is a hormone which regulates the amount of glucose in blood level

Q: Islet cells in the pancreas are actively synthesizing and secreting insulin into the bloodstream. A…

A: Islets cells or islets of Langerhans are present in pancreas which is in lower half of abdomen and…

Q: which two pancreatic hormones are the major drivers of glucose homeostasis? where does each come…

A: Pancreas are endocrine glands that secrete hormones that play an important role in glucose…

Q: Insulin is a protein secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas into the blood. Which of the…

A: Insulin is a hormone which is released by Beta cells of pancreas. And in the given options,option 1…

Q: What is the hormone that lowers blood glucose levels? how to reduce% of glucose

A: Glucose (C6H12O6) is a simple sugar and one of the most abundant monosaccharides and a substantial…

Q: What happens after depletion of the triacylglycerol stores?

A: The energy plays important role to maintain the body homeostasis. The formation of new products in…

Q: How do the pathways for the synthesis and breakdown of glycogen differ in liver and muscle? How does…

A: In stressful conditions/fasting/starvation when the blood glucose level is low, some…

Q: In Type I diabetes, the Beta cells of the pancreas produce little to no insulin. What effect does…

A: In type 1 diabetes our immune system attack and deatroy our insulin producing beta cells of…

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: How do hormones trigger the breakdown of glycogen?

A: Introduction: Glycogenolysis is the process of breaking down glycogen, the primary carbohydrate…

Q: What is the function of ATP in the conversion of glutamate to glutamine?

A: Glutamine synthetase is an enzyme which is responsible for metabolism of nitrogen by catalyzing the…

Q: What aspect of β cell function ultimately fails as a result of overnutrition, causing the transition…

A: Glucose is the preferred source of energy in all living organisms. Glucose metabolism is dependant…

Q: Why is adipose tissue considered to be an endocrine organ?

A: Endocrinology is the branch of science that deals with the study of hormones. Hormones are chemical…

Q: An increase in the ratio of glucagon to insulin, as occurs during a prolonged fast, would do which…

A: The pancreas' alpha and beta cells secrete glucagon and insulin. They are diametrically opposed;…

Q: What roles do glucagon and epinephrine play in glycogen breakdown?

A: Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose residues and most of the glycogen molecule is degraded to…

Q: How does insulin stimulate glycogen synthesis?

A: Insulin is a polypeptide hormone produced by the beta-cells of the islets of langerhans. It favors…

Q: What aspect of β cell function ultimately fails as a result of overnutrition, causing the transition…

A: Glucose is the preferred source of energy in all living organisms. Glucose metabolism is dependent…

Q: The hormone thyroxine is given as an oral dose, but insulin needs to be injected into the body. Why?

A: Insulin is a hormone that is normally synthesized by the pancreas in order to assimilate glucose…

Q: . Which of the following pathways is not stimulated by epinephrine? a. Glycogen degradation b.…

A: Epinephrine or adrenaline is the hormone, which is known to be released from adrenal glands.

Q: What is technical term for the cells of the pancreas that produce endocrine hormones?

A: A gland is an organ which produces and releases substances that perform a specific function in the…

Q: What role does insulin play in glycogen synthesis?

A: Glycogen is a storage form of glucose that is stored in the muscle and liver cells. Glycogen is a…

Q: What is reward deficiency syndrome ?

A: The disease is a state of the body in which it is not able to perform well functionally and…

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: Do hormones play a role in control of metabolism? Is glycolysis a possible pathway for such control?

A: Hormone is any member of a class of signalling molecules in multicellular organisms that are…

Q: Glucagon is the peptide hormone that signals for the body to release glucose into the bloodstream.…

A: Introduction: In terms of pH, concentration, volume, and temperature, blood creates the interior…

Q: What is the thyroid gland? How does it function in thermoregulation?

A: The thyroid gland is a small gland located at the base of our neck. It is an endocrine gland and has…

Q: Why would a cause of hyperinsulinism be hypoglycemia?

A: Introduction:Hypoglycemia is a state of having blood sugar (glucose) levels that are below normal.…

Q: What hormone stimulates gluconeogenesis? Based on the hormone you chose, what would its effect be on…

A: Glucose is the molecule that cells use as the primary energy source. Glucose is produced from the…

Q: Marianne has type 1 diabetes. One day, after accidentally injecting herself with too much insulin,…

A: