12 exam-style questions (57 marks) in three tiers. Try each one on paper first, then check the model answer and mark scheme.
Chapter 5 notes12 questions · 57 marks
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Recall and simple application
Name the vessel that (a) carries blood from the heart to the body, (b) returns blood from the body to the heart.
State the roles of (a) red blood cells, (b) platelets.
Which vessel type has valves, and why?
Name the arteries and vein associated with the liver (three vessels).
Structured, exam-style
Complete the vessel comparison table.
| Feature | Artery | Vein | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|
| wall | thick, muscular | ________ | ________ |
| valves | absent | ________ | absent |
| pressure | ________ | low | very low |
| main job | carry blood away at pressure | return blood to heart | ________ |
A drop of blood travels from a leg muscle to the lungs. Name, in order, the vessels and heart passages it passes, up to arriving in the lungs.
A worker cuts a finger and the wound stops bleeding after a few minutes. Describe how the blood components achieve this, naming the two clotting proteins in order.
Explain how the structure of each vessel type matches its function: artery, vein, capillary.
Data, evaluation and explanation
A student claims: "All arteries carry oxygen-rich blood and all veins carry oxygen-poor blood." Evaluate the claim with named examples.
A resting heart beats 70 times per minute. (a) Calculate the beats per hour and per day. (b) Each beat pumps about 70 cm³ of blood; estimate the volume pumped in one hour, in dm³. (c) Explain why the heart muscle needs its own dedicated blood supply.
Explain how an unhealthy diet, a sedentary lifestyle and smoking each contribute to coronary heart disease, and state the matching preventive measure for each.
Blood, the vessels and the heart form one integrated transport system. Using the journey of an oxygen molecule from the lungs to a toe muscle, describe the roles of the pulmonary vein, the heart, the aorta and haemoglobin, and explain what ensures blood travels only forwards.
Next step
A 30-mark paper set out like a school paper, with a separate mark scheme. Give yourself 40 min.
Question paper
30 marks · 40 min · 4 pages
5 multiple-choice questions and structured questions with answer lines. Chapter 5 (main vessels; artery, vein and capillary structure; blood components; heart and valves; coronary heart disease).
Mark scheme
PROAnswers · Marking points · 3 pages
Model answers with a mark for each creditworthy point — for marking at home or in class.