Aims of the session:
• Learn about the control of blood glucose concentration.
• Be able to answer exam questions.
• Summarise the key points about this example of homeostasis
Control of blood
glucose concentration
We eat food containing carbohydrates
The carbohydrates
are fully digested
to glucose which
is absorbed
The carbohydrates are fully digested
to glucose which is absorbed
The pancreas detects the change
in blood glucose concentration and
releases the appropriate hormone
Insulin and glucagon