Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Heart

Heart — practice question

Fig. 2.1 displays several external features of the human heart.
(a(i))[1]

State the heart’s function.

(a(ii))[1]

Name the tissue that forms most of the heart wall at C in Fig. 2.1.

(a(iii))[2]

State two ways in which heart activity can be monitored.

(b(i))[1]

Identify blood vessel B on Fig. 2.1, then circle your answer. aorta, coronary artery, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, vena cava.

(b(ii))[1]

A blockage of this blood vessel can seriously damage the heart. Describe one factor that may raise the risk of a blockage developing in this vessel.

(b(iii))[1]

Name the type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart, then name the type of blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.

(c(i))[1]

Deoxygenated blood from the body enters part A on Fig. 2.1. State the name of part A.

(c(ii))[1]

The heart contains several valves inside it. State the function of these valves.

(c(iii))[1]

State the name of the structure separating the two sides of the heart.

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