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Date November 2019 Marks available 6 Reference code 19N.3.HL.TZ0.23
Level Higher level Paper Paper 3 Time zone TZ0 / no time zone
Command term Explain Question number 23 Adapted from N/A

Question

Explain how ventilation rate is changed during vigorous physical exercise.

Markscheme

a. exercise increases the rate of cellular respiration ✔

b. increases production of CO2

c.  increased CO2 causes increased acidity in blood
OR
decrease pH ✔

d. chemoreceptors in aorta/carotid artery/medulla oblongata detect change in pH ✔

e. impulse/signal/message to breathing centre
OR
impulse/signal/message to medulla oblongata ✔

f. impulse/signal/message to to diaphragm for more frequent contraction
OR
impulse/signal/message to intercostal muscles for more frequent contraction ✔

g. increase ventilation rate for more gas exchange ✔

h. long term effects of increased lung surface area
OR
vital capacity ✔

i. training decreases ventilation rate over time ✔

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Option D: Human physiology » Option D: Human physiology (Additional higher level topics) » D.6 Transport of respiratory gases
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