An athlete suddenly develops hypoglycemia. You are aware that when blood glucose levels fall, O Protein synthesis increases O Peripheral cells take up more glucose O Insulin is released O Glucagon is released O Glucagon is released and protein synthesis increases

Q: Glycogen depletion resulting from intense, extensive exercise can lead to exhaustion and the…

A: Carbohydrates are a rich source of energy. They are breakdown into simple glucose units to get…

Q: Provide a detailed overview of blood glucose homeostasis which is controlled by hormones

A: The normal blood glucose is between 60 to 140mg/dl to provide the cells of the body with sufficient…

Q: Mutations in mitochondrial genes often affect pancreatic beta-cell function because a majority of…

A: Mitochondria is also known as power hous of cell.

Q: Which are major controlling factor for insulin secretion is the plasma glucose concentration?

A: The hormones are protein based chemical messengers which forms a part of the signaling molecules in…

Q: Which of the following is FALSE about Insulin? O Zinc plays a role in the synthesis, storage, and…

A: Insulin is a hormone that regulates the sugar levels in the blood. High blood sugar is very harmful…

Q: A diabetic's blood sugar cannot be controlled because their pancreas can not produce enough insulin.…

A: Diabetes is a condition when the person cannot secrete enough insulin to regulate glucose levels in…

Q: New diet guru claims hypersecretion of cortisol is the reason why so many people are obese. He is…

A: Cortisol has been termed the "stress hormone" because excess cortisol is secreted during times of…

Q: Which of the following correctly orders the steps of insulin secretion from the pancreas: Increased…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that are produced by endocrine glands of the body and are…

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

A: The blood glucose level is the concentration of glucose present in the blood of humans and other…

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: An example of a pair of antagonistic hormones is Oglucagon and insulin O epinephrine and…

A: The endocrine system consists of endocrine glands. The endocrine glands are ductless that secrete…

Q: Elevated epinephrine levels normally stimulate (select all that apply): O glycogen breakdown in…

A: The major macromolecules present in the body are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acid.…

Q: Glycogenesis occurs in both muscle and liver. Select one: O True O False Glycogen is released from…

A: Glycogen is storage-type homopolysaccharide that contain two types of glucose polymers: amylose:…

Q: The hormone that functions in stress adaptation is O Vasopressin O Thyroid O Cortisol O Parathyroid…

A: Endocrine glands are ductless glands. These secrete hormones directly into the blood. Hormones are…

Q: What are the stimulus, receptor, control center, and effector response to the release of insulin?…

A: In humans, there are trillions of cells that function together to maintain the entire process in an…

Q: If undetected, PDC deficiency can be lethal because O a. All of the above O b. diabetic ketoacidosis…

A: Neurodegenerative disorders Neurodegenerative disorders are uncurable diseases that affect the nerve…

Q: Which of the following doesn’t stimulate glycogenolysis? Release of glucagon Hypoglycemia Release…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers. These are secreted from the endocrine glands. These hormones bind…

Q: List the Insulin-Like Growth Factors?

A: A polypeptide hormone-insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is generated mainly by the liver in…

Q: What reflex occurs when stretch receptors in the stomach are stimulated or blood glucose levels…

A: The stomach is one of the most distensible organs in our body. Stomach in its relaxed state could…

Q: Joe is an expert in endocrinology. He is interested in the factors that *block* cellular metabolism…

A: Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria inhibit the coupling between the electron…

Q: Identify the molecule that is the primary signal of low levels of extracellular monosaccharides. V…

A: Biomolecules are organic molecules made up of mainly carbon and hydrogen but there are other…

Q: . SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Epinephrine initiates a signal transduction pathway that produces cyclic AMP…

A: Epinephrine is secreted and binds with the receptors present on the surface of muscle cells. Muscles…

Q: An individual has a genetic deficiency that prevents the production of glucokinase. Following a…

A: Glucose is a monosaccharide containing six carbon molecules and an aldehyde group and is in this…

Q: During strenous exercise, glucose is primarily converted to?

A: Glucose is an aldohexose with molecular formula C6H12O6. It is a primary sugar that is part of…

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: List the overall responses of muscle, adipose tissue, and liver to insulin?

A: The metabolic effects of insulin are exerted mainly on the muscle cells, adipocytes as well as…

Q: adipokines with osteoblast activity are in which of the following types of adipose tissue?

A: Adipose tissue is special type of tissue which contains lipid cells in it  Types of adipose tissue…

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: Identify the major components of a negative feedback loop and explain what would happen if secretion…

A: Homeostasis is a physiological mechanism that aims to maintain a balanced environment within the…

Q: What is the most likely fate(s) of sugar when consumed in coffee by a person who just finished a…

A: Glycogenesis It is the process of glycogen synthesis, in which the glucose molecules are added to…

Q: Glycogen synthesis and degradation are both activated when blood glucose levels increase. O True…

A: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in…

Q: What effect do blood glucose levels, blood aminoacid levels, the autonomic nervous system,…

A: Insulin is secreted by beta cells of pancreatic islets, and glucagon is secreted from alpha cells of…

Q: Insulin has what effect on potassium levels

A: Insulin is an important chemical (hormone) secreted by the pancreas that regulates the levels of…

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: explain how negative feedback regulates the secretion andactions of thyroxine, oxytocin, and…

A: The feedback loops involve a repetition cycle of events, through that, a specific standing and…

Q: Draw out a chart showing how insulin regulates blood glucose level.

A: Hormones are defined as the chemical messengers that are made by the specialized cells that are…

Q: Thyroid hormone: speeds up metabolism inhibits nervous system slows down metabolism inhibits…

A: Hormones are different types such as peptide hormone, amino acid hormone, glycopeptide hormone etc.…

Q: Which of the following demonstrates a negative feedback response? a   opening of voltage-gated…

A: Negative feedback is described as the reaction which causes a decrease in function. This occurs as a…

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: w are glucose and glycogen release regulated in the bo

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Q: Glucose 6 phosphatase O allows muscle to release free glucose into the bloodstream O is expressed in…

A: Glucose 6-phosphatase is an enzyme that makes hydrolyzed glucose 6-phosphate, which leads to the…

Q: Is increased absorption of Ca+2 from the food an effector or response ?

A: The main function of vitamin D is to increase calcium absorption from the intestine for maintaining…

Q: A man with Type 2 diabetes is receiving a combination of oral drugs to maintain glycemic control. He…

A: Diabetes mellitus is the condition in which there is an excess amount of sugar in the body. It is…

Q: What is diabetes type 1 and 2 and why does it occur ? and what is the tole of insulin pump for…

A: Insulin is a hormone, which is secreted by the pancreas which regulate the sugar in the body.