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Homeostasis describes the maintenance of the body’s internal environment. Glucose homeostasis is specifically referring to the control of the levels of sugar in the blood.
The pancreas is an organ, ...

Mastication breaks down food into smaller chunks increasing the surface area for digestive enzymes to work on, and making it easier to swallow the food. The salivary gland secretes amylase which hydrolyse...

The concentration of carbon dioxide in a persons bloodstream rises during exercise. The carbon dioxide molecules interact with substances in the bloodstream to form carbonic acid. This causes the blood to...

An antibody is a Y shaped protein which has a constant region and a variable region. The variable region of an antibod...

Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas and is released into the bloodstream to control the level of glucose in the blood. When the blood glucose concentration is too high, the pancreas secr...