Control of blood glucose

Which two hormones are involved in controlling blood glucose?

• Testosterone

• Insulin

• Adrenaline

• Glucagon

When would our blood sugar levels rise? Select all of the appropriate answers.

• After breakfast

• After lunch

• During sleep

• During fasting (long periods of not eating)

• After drinking water

Which organ secretes insulin and glucagon?

• Heart

• Liver

• Stomach

• Pancreas

The hormones insulin and glucagon travel around the body in the ________

The pancreas produces _____ when your blood sugar level is high.

• Thyroxin

• Melatonin

• Glucagon

• Insulin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What happens if glucose levels fall?

• Insulin levels rise
• glucagon levels rise
• glucagon levels drop
• glycogen levels rise

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Glucose is stored as glycogen in the _____ and ______

• Heart

• Muscle

• Liver

• Kidney

_______________ is broken down by glucagon when blood sugar levels are low.

• Protein

• Glycogen

• Glucose

• Carbohydrates

Most control mechanisms in living organisms use a ................ feedback control loop to maintain homeostatic balance.

• positive

• negative

• none

• both positive and negative

Negative feedback; if there is a decrease in the factor, then something happens to make it .............

• decrease

• increase

• equal

• lessen