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Year 13 Biology

Homeostasis

Negative feedback and why a stable internal environment matters, the control of blood glucose by insulin, glucagon and adrenaline, diabetes, and the control of blood water potential by the kidney and ADH.

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1. In the same test on a healthy person, the concentration of glucagon falls during the first hour after the glucose drink and then rises as blood glucose returns to the fasting level. What does this show?

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