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Date May 2012 Marks available 1 Reference code 12M.1.HL.TZ2.20
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term State Question number 20 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which blood vessel directly supplies oxygen to the heart muscle?

A. Aorta
B. Coronary artery
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Pulmonary vein

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

This was another very good discriminator. More candidates than expected thought that the pulmonary vein carries blood to the heart muscle. Perhaps these candidates did not read the question carefully and thought they were being asked which vessel supplies oxygen directly to the heart.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 6: Human physiology » 6.2 The blood system
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