Combined Science GCSE
Pancreas
What Pancreas means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A coordination centre for blood glucose that receives information about glucose concentration and releases hormones such as insulin.
The organ that detects a rise in blood glucose concentration and secretes insulin into the bloodstream.
The organ that detects a rise in blood glucose concentration and releases insulin into the blood.
Organ that monitors blood glucose concentration and controls it by secreting hormones.
Topics that use Pancreas
- Control of blood glucose concentration (AQA GCSE)
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
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