Question

The hormones insulin, glucagon, thyroxin and leptin can all affect energy storage in the body. Which hormone increases the rate of energy release and use?

1) Insulin

2) Glucagon

3) Thyroxin

4) Leptin

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C (Thyroxine)

Explanation: Thyroxine (T4) is the tetraiodothyronine is a hormone which is released by the thyroid gland. The hormone is very important and is known to perform a number of functions like;

1) Carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism

2) Metamorphosis in frogs

3) Required for the mental and physiological development in the fetus

Thus, as a part of the basic function the hormone thyroxine is responsible for maintaining and regulating the metabolic processes of our body; that is the rate of energy utilization and its release gets maintained and regulated.

Besides, the other hormone insulin is responsible for the conversion of free glucose molecules to glycogen within the liver; process is called as glycogenesis

Glucagon is the hormone which converts the glycogen to glucose; process called as glycogenolysis

And leptin is the hormone which is released by the adipocytes present within the adipose tissues. This hormone is responsible for the regulation of the hunger and likewise also plays an important role in the regulation of the energy levels within our body.

However, the major hormone which alone can regulate the carbohydrate as well as fat and protein metabolism is the hormone thyroxine thereby maintaining the energy utilization and release.