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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ1.25
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Command term Question number 25 Adapted from N/A

Question

The graph shows the changes in blood glucose concentration of an untreated patient with type I diabetes and a non-diabetic person after a meal.

Which statement correctly describes the events in this untreated diabetic patient immediately after a meal was eaten?

A. Alpha cells of the pancreas secrete too little glucagon.

B. Beta cells of the pancreas secrete too little glucagon.

C. Alpha cells of the pancreas secrete too little insulin.

D. Beta cells of the pancreas secrete too little insulin.

 

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

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Core » Topic 6: Human physiology » 6.6 Hormones, homeostasis and reproduction
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