3. Tourists miscalculated food supplics and have been starving for 2 days before reaching a settlement. How has their fucl metabolism changed in this case? For answer: a) explain how the concentration of glucose in the blood of tourists changed by the end of the sccond day of fasting: b) enumerate the metabolic pathways that maintain the blood glucose concentration on the first day of fasting; c) name the hormones that regulate the blood glucose levels during this period?

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3. Tourists miscalculated food supplics and have been starving for 2 days before
reaching a settlement. How has their fucl metabolism changed in this case? For
answer:
a) explain how the concentration of glucose in the blood of tourists changed by
the end of the sccond day of fasting;
b) enumerate the metabolic pathways that maintain the blood glucose
concentration on the first day of fasting;
c) name the hormones that regulate the blood glucose levels during this period?
d) draw a chart of the signal transduction of these hormones.
Transcribed Image Text:3. Tourists miscalculated food supplics and have been starving for 2 days before reaching a settlement. How has their fucl metabolism changed in this case? For answer: a) explain how the concentration of glucose in the blood of tourists changed by the end of the sccond day of fasting; b) enumerate the metabolic pathways that maintain the blood glucose concentration on the first day of fasting; c) name the hormones that regulate the blood glucose levels during this period? d) draw a chart of the signal transduction of these hormones.
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