Chapter 10: The Endocrine System Beta

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Question 1 · 10.3

A student skips lunch and then runs hard in practice. Afterwards she feels shaky and very hungry. Which explanation best fits what is happening in her blood?

A.Her blood glucose level has fallen below its healthy range (hypoglycemia), because her muscles used glucose faster than it was replaced and no meal restored it.B.Her blood glucose level has risen above its healthy range (hyperglycemia), because exercise made her liver release too much glucose.C.Her beta cells have stopped making insulin, as in type 1 diabetes, so glucose cannot enter her cells.D.Her alpha cells are making too much insulin, which raises her blood glucose level.

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