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What is the name of the organ or gland that produces insulin?
Insulin is produced in the pancreas, which is not a small organ. There are specific parts of the pancreas which produce insulin, which are called the Isles of Langerhans.
What organ of the digestive system is associated with diabetes?
The pancreas is the organ associated with diabetes in the digestive system. It plays a key role in regulating blood sugar levels by producing insulin. In people with diabetes, the pancreas either produces insufficient insulin (Type 1 diabetes) or the body becomes resistant to the insulin produced (Type 2 diabetes).
The organ located behind the stomach that helps digest all types of food and secretes insulin for carbohydrate metabolism is the?
Insulin is produced by the pancreas, a small organ between the stomach and liver
Which body system is functioning improperly when not enough of the hormone insulin is produced?
the endocrine system
What part of the digestive system makes a hormone called insulin?
Insulin is produced by beta cells in the pancreas, which is an organ located near the stomach. Insulin plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose by cells for energy or storage.
What Hormone that acts antagonicsitally to insulin produced by the same endocrine organ?
Glucogon is the hormone. Sugar level is decreased by it
What organ does insulin affect?
Insulin affects the liver, muscles, and adipose tissue by promoting glucose uptake and storage, which helps to lower blood sugar levels. Insulin also plays a role in regulating metabolism and promoting cell growth and function.
Organ secreting insulin?
The Pancreas is what produces insulin
What is the the organ the releases glucose in the bloodstream?
The small intestine adds glucose from the food you eat, into the blood stream. Perhaps you mean insulin which regulates the uptake of glucose. Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets. The pancreas is the organ in this case.
What organ secretes insulin?
The Pancreas is what produces insulin
Where does insulin in the body happen?
Insulin is produced in your pancreas.
Which hormone acts antagonistically to insulin produced by the same endocrine organ?
That is the hormone glucogon. It increases the sugar level
