The pancreas contains exocrine cells that secrete digestive enzymes into the ____________ , and clusters of endocrine cells call
ed pancreatic islets, which secrete insulin and ____________ , to regulate blood glucose levels. When blood glucose levels are high, the pancreas secretes the hormone insulin, which causes the liver to remove excess glucose from the blood and to store it in the liver as ____________ . When this stored form of glucose is low, the liver converts ____________ from fats and amino acids to glucose molecules. Most pancreatic cells produce pancreatic juice, which contains ____________ , to help neutralize the stomach acid. Pancreatic amylase digests ____________ , trypsin digests protein, and lipase digests fat. The major functions of the liver include: removing or detoxifying harmful substances from the blood; storing glycogen, ____________ , and several vitamins; synthesizing many proteins found in the blood ____________ ; and regulating blood cholesterol. Another function of the liver is to produce bile, which is a yellowish-green color because it contains bilirubin, a breakdown product of ____________ . Bile also contains bile salts, which serve to emulsify ____________ in the small intestine.
The correct answer is - small intestine; glucagon, glycogen; glycerol, sodium bicarbonate; starch, iron, plasma, hemoglobin; fats.
Explanation:
The digestive enzymes are released in the small intestine by pancreatic cell, the cluster of these pancreatic exocrine cells called pancreatic islets that release insulin and glucagon hormones for controlling blood sugar level.
Insulin stores the excess amount of blood glucose in the liver as glycogen and in the case of low sugar glycerol is converted to glucose from fats. Pancreatic juice contains sodium bicarbonate to regulate acidity and the amylase enzyme helps in digesting starch. The liver stores various nutritional substances such as vitamins and iron and others and release them in blood plasma.
