Tortora And P644

Glucose is the main fuel of the body and we obtain glucose from the kind of food we eat (rice, bread etc.) and this are broken down by the enzyme present in our digestive organ into glucose molecules (Tortora et al., 2014 p644). When glucose is being absorbed in the blood it travels liver where the glucose is being absorbed and being converted into glycogen. When there is a hypoglycemia in the body the alpha cells in the body which is found in the pancreatic islet is being trigger to the alpha cells to secrete glucagon on liver cells (Tortora et al., 2014 p644), the glucagon works primarily on the liver cells which converts the stored glycogen into glucose and distribute into the blood and promote gluconeogenesis where there is a formation of new glucose from lactic acid and amino acids or other metabolites in the body (Tortora et al., 2014 p644). As a result of the hormone from the alpha cells of the pancreas which is the glucagon it releases the glucose in to the blood and increases the blood glucose.
On the other hand when there is a hyperglycemia it is being detected by the beta cells which stimulates the secretion of insulin (Tortora et al., 2014 p644) which causes the increase of more insulin to be released on the body