After school, Kai feels hungry and tired. He finds some sugar cookies in the cabinet and finishes the whole package. Which statements best describe the role of glucagon and insulin in this scenario?

Before eating, Kai’s low blood glucose would prompt the pancreas to release glucagon, which raises blood glucose. After he eats the sugar cookies, his blood glucose rises, so the pancreas releases insulin to help lower it by moving glucose into cells and storing excess. Choice A correctly describes both hormone responses; insulin and glucagon are made by the pancreas, not found in the cookies.

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