B3 3.7 Controlling blood glucose 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyCirculationGCSEAQA Created by: Maisy GeddesCreated on: 07-05-13 18:07 what monitors and controls the level of glucose in our blood? the pancreas 1 of 10 what does the pancreas produce is there is too much glucose in our blood? insulin 2 of 10 what des insulin cause the glucose to do? insulin causes the glucose to move from the body into the cells 3 of 10 what is excess glucos converted to in the liver? glycogen for storage 4 of 10 what happens if no / too little insulin is produced by the pancreas? the blood glucose level may become too high, this condition is known as type 1 diabetes 5 of 10 how is type 1 diabetes controlled? injections of insulin and careful attention to levels of exercise and diet 6 of 10 what des insulin cause the level of blood glucose to do? insulin causes the level of glucose in the blood to fall 7 of 10 what happens if the level of glucose falls too low receptors in the pancreas detect the low level and the pancreas produces glucagn 8 of 10 what does glucagon do causes the glycogen in the liver to change into glucose 9 of 10 what happens to this glucose it is released back into the blood 10 of 10
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