Zoology-Hormones
NEET Zoology Hormones Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11
Assertion (A): Insulin and glucagon work together to maintain glucose homeostasis in the blood.
Reason (R): Insulin stimulates the breakdown of glycogen to release glucose into the bloodstream.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
Insulin and glucagon indeed work together to maintain glucose homeostasis, but insulin does not stimulate glycogen breakdown; it promotes glycogenesis, converting glucose to glycogen.
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