PHYSIOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Which cells produce insulin and what is its function?
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alpha cells/raise blood glucose
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beta cells/lower blood glucose
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delta cells/inhibit alpha and beta cells
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F cells/inhibit somatostatin secretions
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The pancreatic -cell plays a key role in glucose homeostasis by secreting insulin, the only hormone capable of lowering the blood glucose concentration.
Detailed explanation-2: -The beta cells secrete insulin to facilitate glucose uptake into glucose recipient organs (mainly the muscle, brain, liver, and adipose tissue). Obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes as it desensitizes glucose recipient organs to the action of insulin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Beta cells are the producers of the only blood glucose-lowering hormone in the body: insulin.
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