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Fill in the blanks OR circle the correct choice to get an accurate sequence of blood sugar regulation in the body. You wake up in the morning. You haven't eaten since dinner last evening and you don't have time for breakfast. Your blood sugar levels are higher/lower/correctly aligned with the body's normal set point. As you shower and get dressed for school, the pancreas releases the hormone ____ into the bloodstream. The hormone mentioned in question #12 travels to the ____ (an organ). This stabilizes blood sugar levels because when it receives the hormone, the organ will release _________ from storage into the blood. When you arrive at school, you grab a candy bar from the machine to eat before lecture. This causes the sugar level in your blood to increase above the normal set point. The pancreas responds by releasing the hormone ___________ which travels to the __________ and causes it to fix the problem by absorbing the excess sugar.

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( 11 ) When you skip a meal,you don;t supply your body the fuel on which it runs.Consequently the blood sugar level will drop and body will experience shortage of energy.

( 12 ) Glucagon is the hormone that is involved in controlling blood sugar level,Glucagen is released to stop blood suger level dropping too low as in the above case.

( 13 ) Liver

( 14 ) Glucagon stimulates the liver to break down glycogen to be released into the blood as glucose.And thus activate gluconeogenesis,the conversion of amino acid into glucose.

( 15 ) After you eat your blood sugar rises which triggers the pancreas to release insulin in bloodstream.Insulin travels through the blood to body cells.It tells the cells to open and let glucose inside where glucose is converted into energy.

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