Which blood glucose-lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?

a) Insulin
b) Glucagon
c) Somatostatin
d) Thyroid hormones
e) Calcitonin


a

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

Areas of the body that are capable of precise tactile localization contain more abundant touch receptors than areas that are not.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Anatomy & Physiology

A viral disease that destroys the cells of the anterior gray horn will

A) lead to skeletal muscle weakness or paralysis. B) interfere with position sense. C) mainly interfere with crude touch and temperature sense. D) block autonomic regulation. E) affect visceral motor function.

Anatomy & Physiology

Cardiac muscle is an example of a voluntary muscle.?

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anatomy & Physiology

The region known as the primitive streak is the site of

A) migration of mesodermal cells to form the endoderm. B) endoderm formation. C) ectoderm formation. D) migration of ectodermal cells to form the mesoderm. E) amnion formation.

Anatomy & Physiology