Blood glucose concentration rises after a meal and stimulates the pancreas to release the hormone insulin. Insulin travels in the blood and stimulates the uptake of glucose by body cells from the bloodstream, thus reducing blood glucose concentration. This is an example of ________.

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This is an example of negative feedback because the release of insulin in response to high blood glucose levels acts to lower the glucose levels back towards a normal range, thus reversing the direction of the initial change.

Blood Glucose Concentration Rises After a Meal and Stimulates the Pancreas