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उत्तर
Insulin is injected rather than taken orally because it is a protein hormone. If taken by mouth, it would be digested and broken down by digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine before it could reach the bloodstream to perform its function. Therefore, injection is necessary to deliver the hormone directly into the body so it can effectively regulate blood glucose levels.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define the following:
Diabetes mellitus
Name the hormone responsible for the following function:
Maintains glucose level in the blood.
Write briefly about the symptoms of diabetes mellitus.
State the Function
Insulin
Which organ acts as both an exocrine gland as well as an endocrine gland.
A sample of urine was diagnosed to contain high content of glucose and ketone bodies. Based on this observation, answer the following:
Name the cells on which this hormone acts.
A sample of urine was diagnosed to contain high content of glucose and ketone bodies. Based on this observation, answer the following:
What is the condition called and how can it be rectified?
The hormone which stimulates the breakdown of glycogen in the liver to glucose is ______.
Name the following:
The condition caused by the oversecretion of insulin.
