Blood glucose concentration (Edexcel GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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What does glucose provide to cells?
What does glucose provide to cells?
Energy through respiration
2 hormones that regulate blood glucose
2 hormones that regulate blood glucose
Insulin and glucagon
Organ that produces insulin & glucagon
Organ that produces insulin & glucagon
Pancreas
Condition that triggers insulin release
Condition that triggers insulin release
High blood glucose levels
Insulin's effect on glucose movement
Insulin's effect on glucose movement
Allows glucose to move from blood into cells
Where insulin triggers glucose→glycogen conversion
Where insulin triggers glucose→glycogen conversion
Liver and muscle cells
Storage form of glucose in liver/muscles
Storage form of glucose in liver/muscles
Glycogen
Condition that triggers glucagon release
Condition that triggers glucagon release
Low blood glucose levels
What glucagon converts glycogen into
What glucagon converts glycogen into
Glucose
Where glucagon acts
Where glucagon acts
Liver
Insulin's effect on blood glucose level
Insulin's effect on blood glucose level
Decreases/reduces it
Glucagon's effect on blood glucose level
Glucagon's effect on blood glucose level
Increases/raises it
Effect of vigorous exercise on blood glucose
Effect of vigorous exercise on blood glucose
Removes more glucose from blood
Where excess glucose stored when glycogen stores full
Where excess glucose stored when glycogen stores full
As lipids (fat) in tissues
What insulin converts excess glucose into (fats)
What insulin converts excess glucose into (fats)
Lipids