The image below shows how the human body and the endocrine system controls the level of blood sugar.   a) Explain how the cells communicate with one another.

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  1. The image below shows how the human body and the endocrine system controls the level of blood sugar.

  a) Explain how the cells communicate with one another.

O Increase in blood glucose
O Decrease in blood glucose
PANCREAS
PANCREAS
e Glucagon
secretion slows
O Insulin
secretion increases
O Glucagon
secretion increases
O Insulin
secretion slows
glucagon
insulin
glucagon
insulin
LIVER
MUSCLE
FAT CELLS
LIVER
O Body cells, especially in muscle and
adipose tissue, take up and use more
glucose.
Cells in skeletal muscle and liver store
glucose in the form of glycogen.
O Cells in liver break
down glycogen faster.
The released glucose
monomers enter blood.
O Decrease in blood glucose
O Increase in blood glucose
Transcribed Image Text:O Increase in blood glucose O Decrease in blood glucose PANCREAS PANCREAS e Glucagon secretion slows O Insulin secretion increases O Glucagon secretion increases O Insulin secretion slows glucagon insulin glucagon insulin LIVER MUSCLE FAT CELLS LIVER O Body cells, especially in muscle and adipose tissue, take up and use more glucose. Cells in skeletal muscle and liver store glucose in the form of glycogen. O Cells in liver break down glycogen faster. The released glucose monomers enter blood. O Decrease in blood glucose O Increase in blood glucose
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