Investigate: Take samples of blood from all over the body. Try to determine where sugar enters the blood, and where it is removed. A. Where does sugar enter the blood? B. How can you tell where sugar enters the blood? C. Where is sugar removed from the blood? D. How can you tell?

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Emilie Bauer

28 April, 09:47

Investigate: Take samples of blood from all over the body. Try to determine where sugar enters the blood, and where it is removed. A. Where does sugar enter the blood? B. How can you tell where sugar enters the blood? C. Where is sugar removed from the blood? D. How can you tell?

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Angela Hogan · Answer 1

A. Where does sugar enter the blood?

After eating food, in the intestine the glucosa is absorbed by an SGLT1 cotransporter who releases it to the bloodstream.

B. How can you tell where sugar enters the blood?

Making an analysis of its high concentration in the epithelial cells of the intestine

C. Where is sugar removed from the blood?

After traveling through the blood flow, the sugar enters the cells of the body that require it, for example, muscle cells. Excess glucose in the blood is removed by the kidney through urine.

D. How can you tell?

The filtration of glucose by the kidneys can be verified by an analysis of their co-concentrations in these renal cells and Medical tests of the urine sample.

Zoey · Answer 2

A intestines

B the high concentration of blood sugar

C Kidney, through urine

D the low concentration of blood sugar