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Question	Answer
In what order does food pass through your organs?	Mouth -> oesophageus -> Stomach -> Small intestine - > Large intestine -> anus
What stages does food go through to turn into energy?	Food -> molecules -> absorbed by blood -> glucose -> energy!
What requires most of your energy?	Muscles because they are constantly moving
Define glucose	Glucose - a sugar used in repiration to produce energy
Define glycogen	Glycogen - a storage substance made of glucose , it is stored in the liver
What is insulin?	A hormone that tells your body when to change glucose into glycogen
What is Glucagon?	A hormone that tells your liver to change glycagon back into glucose
What and how is glucose used?	Glucose is used by cells in a process called respiration

Blood Sugar Flashcards

	Created by Tamara Lancaster over 8 years ago