The staff development nurse is teaching a class on diabetes to newly hired nurses at General Hospital. The nurse explains that during glycogenolysis which of the following occurs?
A) Insulin increases, glucagon decreases.
B) Insulin decreases, glucagon and norepinephrine/epinephrine increase.
C) Insulin and growth hormone increase, cortisol decreases.
D) Insulin decreases; glucagon, cortisol, growth hormone and epinephrine increase.
B) Insulin decreases, glucagon and norepinephrine/epinephrine increase.
Explanation: A) In glycogenesis, insulin levels increase and glucagon levels decrease.
B) In glycogenolysis, insulin levels fall, and glucagon and epinephrine/norepinephrine levels increase.
C) In protein synthesis, insulin and growth hormone levels decrease and cortisol levels fall.
D) In lipolysis, insulin levels decrease, and glucagon, cortisol, growth hormone, and epinephrine levels increase.
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