Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The heart

The heart — practice question

Fig. 6.1 shows a vertical section through the human heart together with its related blood vessels.
(a)[3]

Complete Table 6.2 by writing the letter from Fig. 6.1 that identifies each described structure.

(b)[3]

Describe how nicotine affects the cardiovascular system in the short term.

(c(i))[1]

State the difference between adult cardiac myocytes that have completed the cell cycle and those that have stopped at the end of mitosis.

(c(ii))[2]

Suggest why it could be a disadvantage that the cell cycle has stopped in most adult cardiac myocytes.

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