Weve all heard about the importance of insulin, but where does its name come from?
- It means that it is produced inside the body.
- Its name means reduces sugar in Greek.
- It comes from the Latin insula, which means island.
- Insulin means sugar in Latin.
Answer
The correct answer is C) It comes from the Latin insula, which means island..
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