All categories

3 years ago

How does the liver help in maintaining homeostasis

Biology

1 answer:

irga5000 [103]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

The liver plays a major role in blood glucose homeostasis by maintaining a balance between the uptake and storage of glucose via glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis. The liver is the primary organ for glucose metabolism.

Glycogenolysis: Glycogenolysis is the biochemical pathway in which glycogen breaks down into glucose-1-phosphate and glycogen.

Gluconeogenesis: Gluconeogenesis is the synthesis of glucose from non-sugar precursors, such as lactate, pyruvate, and the carbon skeleton of glucogenic amino acids.

You might be interested in

In order, what biomes would you see if you travel from the North Pole to the equator?

Tamiku [17]

Answer:

hyutrimhl

Explanation:

hgxffcij vkivggcnpppppppppp

3 0

3 years ago

What fraction of offspring of the cross AaBb × AaBb would be homozygous for both the dominant alleles, assuming that they are on

Veseljchak [2.6K]

Answer:

A. 1/16

Explanation:

If we break the dihybrid cross of AaBb X AaBb into individual monohybrid crosses:

Aa X Aa :

A a

A AA Aa

a Aa aa

1/4 of the progeny will be homozygous for dominant allele (AA)

Similarly, in cross Bb X Bb 1/4 of the progeny will be homozygous for dominant allele (BB)

Hence, in cross AaBb X AaBb:

1/4 * 1/4 = 1/16 will be homozygous for both the dominant alleles.

6 0

3 years ago

Daniel is pushing two wagons. The wagons have equal masses. One wagon is filled with 10 kilograms of turkeys and the other wagon

harkovskaia [24]

Answer:

The would both accelerate because they have the same amount of mass and your applying the same force.

Explanation:

7 0

3 years ago

A mother is nursing her infant. Of the 20 amino acids that exist, 9 would be considered essential for the mother. How many amino

luda_lava [24]

Answer:

Explanation:

Proteins are polymers of amino acids. 20 different amino acids are present in various combinations in different proteins. Humans are incapable of synthesizing some amino acids. These are called the essential amino acids as they must be provided in the diet.

Histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine are the nine amino acids that are not synthesized in the body of adult humans and therefore, are categorized as essential ones. Arginine is a non-essential amino acid for adult humans but is essential for adult humans. Therefore, for an infant, more than 9 amino acids are essential ones.

6 0

3 years ago

A 55-year-old male alcoholic presents with symptoms of liver disease and is found to have mildly elevated liver enzymes. A liver

dalvyx [7]

Answer: E. Triglyceride

Explanation:

Abnormality in the normal metabolic process may lead to the accumulation of the triglycerides in the hepatocytes of the liver. These can be seen as the clear spaces in the cytoplasm of the liver cells. This can be diagnosed with the routine H and E stain test.

The calcium shows dark blue to purple color, hemosiderin shows yellow brown color, lipofuscin shows golden brown color.

5 0

3 years ago