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Date November 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17N.3.HL.TZ0.07
Level Higher level Paper Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term Outline Question number 07 Adapted from N/A

Question

Outline how the human brain can reorganize itself following a stroke.

[1]
b.

State the area of the human brain that may have been damaged when the following symptom is present:

A lack of muscle control on the left side of the body

[1]
c.i.

State the area of the human brain that may have been damaged when the following
symptom is present.

Difficulty in swallowing

[1]
c.ii.

Markscheme

activities/functions spread across the brain

OR

activities/functions taken over by other areas of the brain

b.

right motor cortex

OR

right cerebral hemisphere

c.i.

medulla «oblongata»

c.ii.

Examiners report

[N/A]
b.
[N/A]
c.i.
[N/A]
c.ii.

Syllabus sections

Option A: Neurobiology and behaviour » Option A: Neurobiology and behaviour (Core topics) » A.1 Neural development
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