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14.6 Blood Glucose Control
Define insulin.
14.6 Blood Glucose Control
A hormone from the pancreas, released when blood glucose rises, that lowers it by converting glucose into glycogen.
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Define insulin.
Define glucagon.
Which organ monitors and controls blood glucose concentration?
What does insulin stimulate liver and muscle cells to do?
What does glucagon stimulate liver and muscle cells to do?
What type of mechanism controls blood glucose concentration?
What causes type 1 diabetes?
How is type 1 diabetes treated?
When blood glucose rises, the pancreas releases , which lowers it again.
Two signs of type 1 diabetes are high blood glucose levels and glucose in the .
True or False? Insulin and glucagon are both produced by the pancreas.
True or False? Glucagon lowers blood glucose by converting glucose into glycogen.