Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The heart

The heart — practice question

Fig. 5.1 displays four kinds of cell that can be observed on a prepared slide of blood from a mammal.
(a)[4]

Identify the four cell types shown in Fig. 5.1. For each cell in Fig. 5.1, write the cell type name on the answer line provided.

(b(i))[1]

With reference to the blood pressure changes shown in Fig. 5.2, state the highest blood pressure attained in the left ventricle.

(b(ii))[1]

With reference to the blood pressure changes shown in Fig. 5.2, state when closure of the bicuspid (left atrioventricular) valve occurs.

(c(i))[3]

Chronic alveolar hypoxia is a state in which the partial pressure of oxygen in the gas exchange regions of the lungs remains below normal at all times. Explain how COPD causes chronic alveolar hypoxia.

(c(ii))[2]

Explain how the loss of alveolar capillaries changes lung function in a person with COPD.

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