Biology Questions

Niacin is the name for vitamin(B3).

Liver can produce small amount of niacin from tryptophan.

To produce 1 mg of niacin we require 60 mg of tryptophan.

In a plant, photosynthesis generally occurs in the leaves part as leaves have chlorophyll which is used for making food using sunlight.

Visceral pain is a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain. It usually arises from the abdominal organs.

Insulin is an anabolic hormone that stimulates glucose and fatty acid uptake into adipose cells, promoting triglyceride synthesis.Glucagon is a peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream, and is considered to be the main catabolic hormone of the body.

Glaucoma is usually caused by high pressure on the optic nerve which leads the loss of eye sight.

Glucose is essential for energy in all the living organisms. When we have more glucose than needs in our bloodstream, then the excess glucose is stored as large compounds as Glycogen. This glycogen fills the cells of the liver and available for any quick shots of energy.

Hence, Liver is called as warehouse for the excess glucose.