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🍬 Blood Glucose & Diabetes – GCSE
Biology · GCSE — insulin, glucagon, negative feedback and the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
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Which organ monitors and controls the concentration of glucose in the blood?
Pituitary gland
Kidney
Liver
Pancreas
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How are hormones carried from endocrine glands to their target organs?
In the bloodstream
Along nerve cells
Through the digestive system
By diffusion through the skin
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Which hormone does the pancreas release when blood glucose concentration is too high?
Insulin
Thyroxine
Glucagon
Adrenaline
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Which endocrine gland is often called the 'master gland' because it controls many other glands?
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Adrenal gland
Thyroid gland
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What does insulin cause liver and muscle cells to do?
Convert glucose into starch
Release glucose into the blood
Take up glucose and store it as glycogen
Break down glycogen into glucose
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Glucagon raises blood glucose concentration. Which change does it cause in the liver?
Glucose is converted into fat
Glycogen is converted into starch
Glycogen is converted into glucose
Glucose is converted into glycogen
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What is the main cause of type 2 diabetes?
The liver cannot store glycogen
The pancreas makes too much glucagon
Body cells no longer respond to insulin
The pancreas stops making insulin
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Which statement best describes negative feedback in blood glucose control?
A change triggers a response that reverses it
The response only happens after eating
Glucose levels are fixed and never change
A change triggers a response that increases it
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Compared with nervous responses, responses controlled by hormones are usually:
Faster and longer lasting
Slower and shorter lasting
Slower and longer lasting
Faster and shorter lasting
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A person with type 1 diabetes injects insulin, skips their meal and then exercises hard. What is the most likely risk?
Blood glucose rises too high
Blood glucose falls too low
The liver releases extra insulin
The pancreas makes extra insulin
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