regulatong glucose

Question 1

blood glucose concentration is

Answer 1

amount of sugar in out bloodstream

Question 2

where are carbohydrates broken down what do they turn into
and where are they absorbed

Answer 2

intestines
glucose molecules
they are then absorbed into the blood stream which causes blood glucose concentration increase

Question 3

where is the rise of blood glucose concentration detected

Answer 3

it is detected in the pancreas
in response releases hormone called insulin

Question 4

what does insulin do

Answer 4

binds to receptors on certain cells which tells those cells to take in some of the glucose floating around in your blood

Question 5

what is glucagon and glycogen

Answer 5

glucagon is a hormone
glycogen is a large molecule made up of lots of glucose

Question 6

what does glucagon do

Answer 6

it is the opposite of insulin
it is located in the pancrease
it increases blood glucose rather than decreases it

Question 7

how does glucagon increase blood glucose concentration

Answer 7

released by pancrease is is secreted into the blood stream and bind to a lot of cells and mainly liver cells taking the glycogen and break it down into lots of glucose molecules again.
and then release these glucose molecules into the blood
bringing the blood glucose concentration back up to normal.

Question 8

what happens if blood glucose levels fall too low

Answer 8

there wont be enough glucose for tissues cells to respire

Question 9

what are the two main organs that insulin stimulates to absorb glucose from the blood

Answer 9

liver and muscles