Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Blood vessels

Blood vessels — practice question

Fig. 1.1 gives a simplified representation of the human circulatory system.
(a(i))[1]

State the letter in Fig. 1.1 for the blood vessel containing blood with the greatest oxygen concentration.

(a(ii))[1]

State the letter in Fig. 1.1 for the hepatic portal vein.

(a(iii))[1]

State all of the letters in Fig. 1.1 that stand for arteries.

(a(iv))[2]

Explain the importance of the part marked Y in Fig. 1.1.

(a(v))[2]

State the evidence in Fig. 1.1 that shows the diagram is a double circulation system.

(b(i))[1]

Blood vessels X in Fig. 1.2 carry blood to skin-surface capillaries and help keep the internal temperature constant. State the name of the blood vessels represented by the letter X in Fig. 1.2.

(b(ii))[2]

Explain the reasons for the pressure changes shown in the arteries in Fig. 1.2.

(b(iii))[4]

Using the information in Fig. 1.2, explain how arteries and veins are structurally adapted.

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