Which of the Following Is an Action of Insulin

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an action of insulin?

• A) It increases the transfer of sugar from the stomach and small intestine to the bloodstream.
• B) It increases the movement of sugar from the bloodstream to the cell.
• C) It increases the circulating level of glucose in the blood.
• D) It blocks the uptake of sugar by the body's cells.

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Definitions:

Erectile Tissue

Spongy tissue that can fill with blood to make an organ stiff and erect, found in parts of the body such as the penis and clitoris.

Prepuce

In males, the free fold of skin that more or less completely covers the glans penis; the foreskin. In females, the external fold of the labia minora that covers the clitoris.

Glans Penis

Conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis.

Corpora Cavernosa

A pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis during an erection.