# Describe how the body responds when blood glucose concentration rises above the normal level.

> Eduqas GCSE Biology — 4.3 Homeostasis in humans · Describe · 4 marks

> After eating a large meal, the blood glucose concentration in a person's blood increases above the normal level. The body must respond to return it to the normal level.

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. The pancreas detects the rise in blood glucose concentration
2. The pancreas releases / secretes insulin
3. Insulin causes the liver to convert glucose into glycogen
4. Blood glucose concentration returns to / is restored to the normal level

## Key terms

- [blood glucose concentration](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/blood-glucose-concentration)

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