Use the words in the list to complete the paragraph: platelets, glucagon, pancreas, plasma, liver, sucrose, endocrine, pituitary, insulin, glycogen. Glucose is carried in solution by the part of blood called [BLANK]. If the glucose concentration in the blood rises above normal, the hormone [BLANK] is secreted into the blood by an [BLANK] gland called the [BLANK]. This hormone helps remove glucose from the blood and convert it into the chemical [BLANK].
Fig. 3.1 shows a photomicrograph of a blood cell. Name the type of blood cell shown in Fig. 3.1.
If blood glucose rises above normal and is left uncontrolled, some cells of this type can be affected. They may lose their specialised shape, become less flexible, and stick to many other cells of the same type. Suggest and explain how these changes will affect the body.