Coordination And Response

Question 1

Describe how the pancreas, identified in part (b), regulates blood glucose when levels rise above normal limits. [2]

Answer 1

Any two of the following:

It detects an increase/change in blood glucose levels (and releases insulin); [1 mark]
(Insulin) increases uptake/removal of glucose from the blood / causes glucose to be taken up by liver/muscle cells; [1 mark]
(Insulin) causes glucose to be converted into/stored as glycogen; [1 mark]