The Role of Insulin
Insulin is a vital hormone that lowers blood sugar when it gets too high after a meal.
Where is glucose stored once insulin causes it to leave the blood?
What is The Role of Insulin?
"Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body."
Which organ monitors blood glucose concentration and releases insulin or glucagon?
When blood glucose concentration is too high, insulin causes:
When blood glucose concentration is too low, glucagon causes the liver to:
Lowering Blood Sugar
Produced by the pancreas when blood glucose is high.
Causes cells to take in glucose for respiration.
Triggers the liver to convert excess glucose into glycogen for storage.
Glycogen is essentially the human equivalent of plant starch.
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