BloodGlucReg — KinFAST

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A diabetes educator compares the roles of insulin and glucagon in blood glucose regulation. These two hormones work as a reciprocal pair. Which combination best contrasts them?

Glucagon is anabolic and lowers blood glucose; insulin is catabolic and raises blood glucose Both hormones are released continuously at the same rate regardless of blood glucose levels Insulin (from beta cells) is anabolic and lowers blood glucose by promoting glucose uptake into multiple tissues, glycogen synthesis, triglyceride synthesis, and protein synthesis. Glucagon (from alpha cells) is catabolic and raises blood glucose primarily by stimulating hepatic glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis. Insulin acts on many tissues; glucagon acts mainly on the liver Both hormones come from beta cells in the pancreatic islets and have identical effects on blood glucose

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