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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020

On your physiology class, the professor asks you to report about the effects of various body hormones and neurotransmitters on the metabolism of glucose. You begin your report with the statement that the use of glucose by the cell is preceded by absorption through the plasma membrane from the extracellular matrix into the cell. Which of the following hormones is most likely responsible for the glucose uptake by the cell?

Answer options

  1. Aldosterone
  2. Epinephrine
  3. Thyroxine
  4. Glucagon
  5. Insulin
Correct answer

Insulin

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