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Standard VII
Biology
Pancreas
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What is the role of insulin secreted by the pancreas?
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Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas when the level of glucose in the blood rises.
This insulin hormone helps the cells to take up the glucose from the blood and the glucose level in the blood decreases.
So insulin plays a major role in regulating blood glucose level in our body.
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