blood glucose Flashcards
1
Q
what hormone is produced when blood glucose is too high?
A
insulin
2
Q
what hormone is produced when blood glucose is too low?
A
glucagon
3
Q
what is insulin?
A
released when blood glucose is too high
4
Q
what is glucagon?
A
released when blood glucose is too low
5
Q
what does insulin do?
A
lowers blood glucose back to normal
allows glucose to move from blood into cells
converts excess glucose to glycogen in liver and muscle cells, and lipids if glycogen stores are full –> leads to obesity
6
Q
what is glycogen?
A
storage form of glucose, found in liver and muscle
7
Q
what does glucagon do?
A
increases blood glucose back to normal
breaks down glycogen into glucose which is released
