Question

What is the effect of increased glucagon levels on the amount of glycogen stored in the liver?

		Increased glucagon will decrease the amount of glycogen stored in the liver.
		Increased glucagon will increase the amount of glycogen stored in the liver.
		Increased glucagon will not change the amount of glycogen stored in the liver.

Answer 1

The increase of glucagon in the body leads to the lower the amount of glycogen that is stored in the liver because if the glucose concentration in the body is reduced, the glucagon is released and through gluconeolysis which is a breakdown of glycogen in liver it increase the hepatic glucose production. So the increase glucagon breakdown the glycogen stored in the liver result in decreased glycogen.

The answer is Increased glucagon will decrease the amount of glycogen stored in the liver.

Increased glucagon will not increase the amount of glycogen stored in liver because body needs glucose when the glucagon is stimulated so there is need of glycogen to be breakdown. So it is not suitable answer.

Increased glucagon will change the amount of glycogen stored in liver by the breakdown glycogen reduces the amount stored in the liver. So it is not suitable answer.