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(d) Use words from the list below to complete the paragraph.
excretion
glucose
glycogen
Insulin
liver
oestrogen
3.7 shows a section through a
pancreas
secretion
starch
stomach
sucrose
The blood stream transports a sugar called
The blood sugar level has to be kept constant in the body.
If this level falls below normal, a hormone called glucagon is released into the blood by
an endocrine organ called the
The release of a substance from a gland is called
to increase the blood
Glucagon promotes the breakdown of
sugar level.
If the blood sugar level gets too high, the endocrine organ secretes another hormone
called
into the blood.
This hormone promotes the removal of sugar from the blood and its conversion to
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glycogen in the
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