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Does insulin mobilize liver glycogen to yield glucose?
No, insulin stimulates the liver to produce glycogen from glucose. Glucagon mobilizes liver glycogen to yield glucose.
What hormone causes liver cells to release glucose?
The hormone glucagon stimulates the liver to release glucose into the blood when glucose levels are low.
What stimulates the liver to break down glycogen into glucose?
Glucagon is a hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to break down glycogen into glucose. By doing so, the endocrine system increases the blood sugar level.
What pancreatic hormone stimulates elevated blood glucose levels?
The hormone Insulin regulates the body's glucose levels.
Name one hormone and state its function?
* Insulin - released by pancreas - encourages liver and muscle cells to absorb glucose from the blood; stimulates the conversion of glucose ----> glycogen in liver/muscle cells.
What hormone promotes glucose formation in the liver?
The hormone that promotes glucose formation in the liver is glucagon. It is secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas when blood glucose levels are low. Glucagon stimulates gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis in the liver, leading to increased glucose release into the bloodstream. This helps to elevate blood glucose levels and maintain energy balance in the body.
Give an example of how homeostasis is maintained?
An example of homeostasis is regulating blood glucose concentration. The body does this as follows: If there is enough glucose in the blood, the hormone insulin (from the pancreas) stimulates the liver to store the extra (not needed at the time) glucose as glycogen. If the blood sugar gets low, another hormone stimulates the liver to release the glucose back into the blood. If the storage in the liver is full, glucose is converted into fat in special cells around the body.
The process of allows the liver to produce glucose form amino acids when there is adequate glucose in the diet?
gluconeogenesis
What hormone causes gluconeogenesis in the liver?
Glucagon is the hormone that stimulates gluconeogenesis in the liver by increasing the breakdown of glycogen into glucose, promoting the formation of new glucose molecules.
What type of fat stimulates the liver to produce more cholesterol which can lead to the depositing of cholesterol in the blood vessels?
Triglyceride
The liver can supply the skeletal muscles with energy in the form of free glucose but the skeletal muscles cannot supply the liver with energy in the form of free glucose?
No. Unlike skeletal muscles, the liver contains an enzyme known as glucose 6-phosphatase that can remove the phosphate groups and produce free glucose.
What hormones are released when your blood glucose levels fall too low?
When blood sugar levels are low the pancreas will secrete glucagon which will stimulate the liver to breakdown glycogen (our reserve sugar supply) and stimulate gluconeogenesis which is converting fats and proteins into glucose (blood sugar).
