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How do the hormones insulin and glucagon work together to regulate the level of glucose in the blood?
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∙ 9y ago
Insulin and glucagon ARE hormones, they control/balance the blood sugar level in the body. They both are produced in the Pancreas (Langerhans Islets), Insulin by the beta cells, and Glucagon by the alpha cells. They are antagonistic, meaning, they have opposite effects: * If the blood sugar (glucose) level is high, insulin is released. Insulin lowers the level by certain reactions (skeletal muscle cells and fat cells remove (and store) more glucose, also more glucose gets converted to glycogen in the liver, - also fot storage -, etc) * If the blood sugar (glucose) level gets low, glucagon is released. Glucagon activates the stored glycogen to convert back into glucose and be released into the blood stream, thus raising the level.
In healthy individuals these 2 hormones keep the blood sugar level in balance. More info could be found on related links.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe major function of insulin is to counter the concerted action of a number of hyperglycemia-generating hormones and to maintain low blood glucose levels.
The function of insulin is to stimulate the movement of glucose across the cell membrane, decreasing the blood glucose level. Also to prevent the excessive breakdown of glycogen, facilitate lipid formation and help move amino acids into the cell for protein synthesis.
Glucagon maintains blood glucose, raising blood glucose by stimulating glycogenolysis(the breakdown of liver glycogen into glucose) and gluconeogenesis
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∙ 9y agoInsulin decrease blood glucose level.It is increased by glucogon.
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∙ 9y agoThey maintain glucose level. Insulin decrease and glucogon increase blood glucose level.
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How the hormones glucagon and insulin work together to control blood-glucose levels?
The pancreas has specialized cells that make two different hormones, insulin and glucagon. These two hormones control the level of glucose in the blood. Insulin lowers blood-glucose levels by telling the liver to convert glucose into glycose and to store glycogen for the future. Glucagon has the opposite effect. It tells the liver to convert glycogen into glucose and to release the glucose into the blood.
These two hormones both stimulate glycogenolysis and increase glucose levels in the blood?
the hormones that stimulate glycogenolysis and increase glucose levels in the blood are? answer: glucagon and adrenaline hormones
What is the concentration of glucose in the blood is primarily regulated by what?
The primary regulators of blood glucose are the hormones glucagon and insulin. Glucagon raises it and insulin lowers it.
What antagonistic hormone pairs regulate the homeostatis of blood glucose?
Insulin and Glucagon
Are insulin and glucagon antagonistic hormones?
Yes insulin and glucagon are antagonistic hormones, as they antagonize, or incite a reaction, the liver into transforming glucose into glycogen when the blood sugar levels are high (insulin), and transforming glycogen into glucose when the blood sugar levels are low (glucagon).
What does the pancreas release?
The pancreas is endocrine (producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin). The most important is insulin which controls the take-up of glucose by the body's cells.
Are there any hormones other than insulin that reduce blood glucose levels?
glucagon
Insulin and glucagon regulate blood levels of?
high & low blood sugars, respectively
How does the hormone regulates blood glucose levels?
The hormone that regulates blood glucose levels is insulin plus a second hormone, glucagon. Insulin lowers blood glucose levels and glucagon increases blood glucose levels. Insulin actually carries the glucose molecule across the cell membrane. That is how it actually lowers the glucose molecules in the blood. Glucagon causes the liver, which stores glycogen, to convert it to glucose which is released in the blood. These two hormones form a feedback mechanism which keeps glucose stable.
Which two hormones are responsible for the balancing of the glucose in the blood?
Actually there are about eight glucose regulating hormones in the blood. But the three you need to know are the following. Insulin- Lowers glucose blood concentration Glucagon- Increases glucose blood concentration Thyroxine- Increases glucose blood concentration They are used for different purposes however. Find out more on some revision sites or wikipedia
What is insulin and glucagon?
They are hormones with opposite functions.Insulin decrease blood glucose level,glucogon viseversa.
Which hormones cause an increase in blood sugar by converting a carbohydrate stored in the liver into glucose?
Glucagon
