By which action does insulin lower blood glucose levels?
a. Enhancing the enzymes that break down glucose
b. Helping glucose to move from the blood into cells
c. Converting glucose into proteins in the liver and brain
d. Converting glycogen into glucose in the liver and brain
ANS: B
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