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This answer is correct. Glucagon increases lipolysis via activating hormone-sensitive lipase. This allows triglycerides to break down into glycerol and fatty acids.
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a
Decreases lipolysis
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This answer is incorrect. Glucagon inhibits glycolysis to prevent the breakdown of glucose and thus a further drop in blood glucose levels.
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e
Inhibits glycolysis
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This answer is incorrect. Glucagon increases gluconeogenesis in the liver to increase blood glucose levels.
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d
Increases gluconeogenesis
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This answer is incorrect. Glucagon decreases glycogenesis and promotes glycogenolysis to increase blood glucose levels.
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b
Decreases glycogenesis
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This answer is incorrect. Glucagon increases glycogenolysis to increase blood glucose levels.
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c
Increases glycogenolysis
Concept
Chapter
2693
4024
Hormonal control of glucose metabolism
Topic
167
Endocrine physiology
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A 92-year-old woman who is admitted to the elderly care ward following a fall is found by the nurse to be more drowsy than usual.


A capillary blood glucose reading is found to be 2.1 mmol/L (3.5-5.5 mmol/L) and she is treated with 1mg intramuscular glucagon.


Which of the following is not a physiological action of glucagon?
a