alleryStart learning →Glucagon acts on the glycogen stores of the body in which way?
AIt freezes them solid
BIt colours them green
CIt breaks them down
DIt builds them faster
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It breaks them down
1. Glucagon is the mirror image of insulin.
2. It acts when blood glucose has fallen rather than risen.
3. Glucagon stimulates the breakdown of glycogen stores.
4. That releases glucose and raises the blood level.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 17 'The Endocrine System', sections 17.1-17.9_
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