Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The heart

The heart — practice question

Fig. 2.1 shows a vertical section through a healthy mammalian heart.
(a(i))[1]

Label the two chambers of the heart by placing their names in the boxes provided on Fig. 2.1.

(a(ii))[2]

State two ways in which blood entering the right atrium differs in composition from blood entering the left atrium.

(b)[3]

Match each congenital heart disease listed with the one correct area from A to G on Fig. 2.2. The first one has already been done for you.

(c)[3]

Suggest and explain how the flow of blood in a person with patent ductus arteriosus differs from that of a person with a healthy heart.

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This 9-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Right atrium/auricle and left ventricle are correctly labelled in the right-hand side box.

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