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CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 7(b)(ii)

Figure 4 displays changes in blood glucose concentration over two hours following breakfast.

Identify the hormone responsible for decreasing blood glucose levels shown in Figure 4, and explain its mechanism of action.

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  1. 7(a)Define the term 'homoeostasis' and provide one relevant example in the human body.[3 marks]
  2. 7(b)(i)Describe the trend shown in the graph of Figure 4 relating blood glucose concentration to time elapsed after breakfast.[3 marks]

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