Pancreas

Question 1

Glucagon

Answer 1

Causes Glycogen to be broken down into Glucose (alpha cells secrete glucagon)

if bgc is too low

Question 2

functions of the pancreas

Answer 2

secrete hormones

Question 3

beta cells

Answer 3

located in the islets of langerhan

secrete insulin to convert glucose to glycogen

if bgc is too high

Question 4

insulin

Answer 4

convert glucose to glycogen

Question 5

alpha cells

Answer 5

secrete glucagon to breakdown glycogen to glucose

Question 6

the action of adrenaline

Answer 6

adrenaline (first messenger) is released into the bloodstream

it binds to specific receptors on target cells

this activates adenylyl cyclase to produce cAMP (secondary messenger) from ATP

cAMP activates a cascade

Question 7

what enzyme produces cAMP (the secondary messenger)

Answer 7

adenylyl cyclase

Question 8

glycogenesis

Answer 8

forming glycogen from glucose

Question 9

gluconeogenesis

Answer 9

forming new glucose molecules

Question 10

glycogenolysis

Answer 10

breaking down glycogen