Why Are Skeletal Muscle Cells Able to Take Up Glucose

question 188

Multiple Choice

Why are skeletal muscle cells able to take up glucose without insulin during exercise?

• A)Muscle contractions can activate movement of glucose transporters from the cytoplasm to the cell membrane.
• B)The cell membranes of muscle cells contain glucose receptors.
• C)Muscle cells can take up glucose without insulin.
• D)Muscle cells do not depend on glucose transporters for uptake of glucose.

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