If you skip a meal,which of the following conditions would prevail?
A) Insulin levels would rise.
B) Glucagon levels would rise.
C) Glucose would be taken up by cells.
D) Both insulin and glucagon levels would rise.
E) Glucose would be converted to glycogen.

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Skipping a meal would cause a drop in the blood glucose level. In response, the hormone glucagon would be released from the pancreas to stimulate the liver to release glucose into the blood, raising the blood glucose level. Insulin levels would not rise because there is no glucose to be taken up by cells, and glucose would not be converted to glycogen because that requires insulin.

If You Skip a Meal,which of the Following Conditions Would