Fig. 1 shows a simplified route taken by blood during one complete circuit in a human body. The boxes represent structures in the circulatory system. Arrows...

Assessment: Human Biology 4HB1 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Written Paper 1 Subject: Human Biology - 4HB1

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Fig. 1 shows a simplified route taken by blood during one complete circuit in a human body. The boxes represent structures in the circulatory system. Arrows show the direction of blood flow.

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(a) Name the type of blood vessel at A, carrying blood from body cells towards the heart. [1]
(b) Name the type of blood vessel at B, carrying blood from the heart towards the lungs. [1]
(c) State which gas is taken into the blood at the lungs. [1]
(d) Describe one change in the oxygen concentration of red blood as it travels from the lungs to body cells. [1]

Answer Details

(a) A vessel carrying blood from body cells towards the heart is a vein. [1]

(b) A vessel carrying blood from the heart towards the lungs is an artery, specifically the pulmonary artery. [1]

(c) The gas taken into blood at the lungs is oxygen. [1]

(d) Oxygen concentration decreases as blood travels from the lungs to body cells because oxygen is delivered to the cells. [1]

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