NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Glucagon is a steroid hormone, and plays an important role in maintaining the normal blood glucose levels Reason: Glucagon mainly acts on the pancreatic cells and stimulates glycogenolysis resulting in an decreased blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
Glucagon is a peptide hormone, and plays an important role in maintaining the normal blood glucose levels. Glucagon mainly acts on the liver cells and stimulates glycogenolysis resulting in an increased blood sugar (hyperglycemia)