Question

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Claire had a heavy breakfast early in the morning. Then she went to the gym to exercise. After the gym, Claire went to class.

While exercising, the body requires a continuous supply of energy and uses up blood sugar at a faster rate. How will hormones maintain the sugar balance in the body from breakfast until Claire has lunch?

Answer 1

After breakfast Blood sugar low

↓ ↓

High blood sugar Pancreas

↓ ↓

Pancreas Secretion of

↓ glucagon

Secretion of insulin ↓

↓ Glycogen breaks down

Intake of sugar to glucose

by liver cells

Step-by-step explanation:

The body must maintain the concentration of blood glucose within narrow limits.

After breakfast, Claire has high blood sugar levels.

A HIGH blood glucose level stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin.

Insulin stimulates various cells to absorb glucose from the blood and the liver to absorb glucose and convert it to glycogen.

The net effect is that her blood glucose levels drop to the normal range.

After exercising at the gym, Claire's blood glucose level will be low.

A LOW blood glucose level stimulates the pancreas to secrete glucagon.

Glucagon stimulates the liver to break down the stored glycogen to glucose and release it into her blood stream.

Her blood glucose levels again return to normal.