Question 1 Report
The figure shows a pathologist examining an artery from a patient with coronary heart disease. Fatty material has built up in the artery wall. This makes the opening narrower, so less blood can reach heart muscle cells. The patient is advised to change diet and increase exercise.
(a) Identify the organ supplied by a coronary artery. [1]
(b) Explain why narrowing of this artery can damage heart muscle cells. [3]
(c) Which gas carried by blood is needed for aerobic respiration in these cells? [1]
(d) Use the figure to state one change that would improve blood flow. [1]
(a) Heart [1] (b) Less blood reaches the heart muscle [1]; less oxygen / glucose is delivered [1]; aerobic respiration releases less energy, so cells may stop working or die [1] (c) Oxygen [1] (d) A wider lumen / less fatty plaque [1]
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