NUTR 121: CH 4 Video Quiz (Blood Glucose Regulation)

All statements regarding diabetes are true EXCEPT which one? a.Type 2 diabetes only occurs in adults, never in children. b.In most cases, excess body fat is the main cause of type 2 diabetes. c.In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreatic beta cells no longer produce the hormone insulin. d.Usually when type 2 diabetics lose some excess body fat, the type 2 diabetes symptoms will disappear. e.In Type 2 diabetes, insulin is produced, but the body's cells fail to respond to the hormone.

a. Type 2 diabetes only occurs in adults, never in children.

Glucagon increases blood glucose levels by stimulating what? a.muscle cells to make glycogen b.muscle cells to break down muscle glycogen c.liver cells to break down liver glycogen d.both liver and muscle cells to break down their glycogen stores e.liver cells to make glycogen

c. liver cells to break down liver glycogen

When blood glucose levels rise above the normal range, the pancreas secretes ________, but when blood glucose levels fall below the normal range, the pancreas secretes ________. a.glucagon; insulin b.epinephrine; glucagon c.glucagon; glycogen d.epinephrine; insulin e.insulin; glucagon

e.insulin; glucagon