Fill the blanks OR circle the correct choice to get an accurate sequence of bloo

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Fill 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. (comprehension) Fill in the blank with the letter of the correct choice. A. INCREASE B. DECREASE C. STAY THE SAME _____ When a person smokes cigarettes, the action of the cilia in the respiratory tract will _____. _____ As your leg muscles contract, the amount of blood returning to your right atrium will _____. _____ As the blood travels through the inferior vena cava into the right atrium, the amount of CO_2 present in the blood will _____. _____ As blood travels from the aorta, through arterioles, and then into the capillaries of the kidney, the rate of blood flow will _____.

Explanation / Answer

The pancreas produce 2 antagonistic hormones: Glucagon and Insulin. When blood sugar levels are down , ancreas produce glucagon which reaches the liver and helps in breakdown of glycogen into glucose for energy production for the activities of the body. When the blood sugar level is high then Pancreas will release Insulin which helps in conversion of excess glucose into glycogen.

11. Lower

12. Glucagon

13. Liver

14. Glycogen

15. Insulin, Liver

16. A. increase

17. A.increase

18. C. will remain the same

19.B. decrease

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