Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 47

Practice objective / multiple choice question 47 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 47 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • BIOLOGY • objective

A subject's fasting blood glucose is 5.5 mmol/L. After a meal it rises to 9.0 mmol/L. Insulin secretion increases to 8 µU/mL, and each µU/mL of insulin raises hepatic glucose uptake by \(0.1\) mmol/L per hour. The liver's basal uptake (without insulin) is \(0.5\) mmol/L per hour. Assuming only hepatic uptake acts, what is the blood glucose concentration after 2 hours?

Answer Options

A. 8.0 mmol/L
B. 5.8 mmol/L
Correct Answer C. 6.4 mmol/L
D. 7.2 mmol/L
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
6.4 mmol/L

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 47. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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