1. Which organ is responsible for balancing the amount of glucose floating aroun

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1. Which organ is responsible for balancing the amount of glucose floating around in the blood? (it stores excess glucose when there is too much and releases glucose into the bloodstream when there isn't enough)

Select one:

a. liver

b. pancreas

c. spleen

d. stomach

2. The gastrointstinal tract has 4 basic layers. Which layer is the one that comes in contact with the food that you eat?

Select one:

a. serosa

b. submucosa

c. muscularis

d. mucosa

3. Which digestive organ contains 3 layers of muscle tissue in the muscularis?

Select one:

a. esophagus

b. large intestine

c. stomach

d. anus

Explanation / Answer

1. Liver balances the amount of glucose in the body. The excess of glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in the liver and is reutilized when body needs in case of emergency or starvation. Insulin and glucagon hormone play an important role in maintaing the level of glucose.

2. Mucosa comes in contact with the food we eat. Mucosa is the innermost layer of GIT track which comes in contact with chyme(digested food).

3. In stomach and large intestine there are three layers of muscularis externa

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