Suppose a boy skipped his lunch for a day. How will the hormones (glucagon) from his pancreas help his body to cope when his blood sugar level drops below normal?
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Glucagon is a peptide hormone which is produced by the alpha cells of the pancreas. When the blood sugar level falls, the glucagon causes the liver to convert the stored glycogen into glucose, which is released into the bloodstream. This helps the boy to stay stable even though he has skipped lunch. On the other hand, if the glucose level rises in the bloodstream, the pancreas is stimulated to release insulin which brings down the blood-glucose.
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