| Date | May 2016 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 16M.1.SL.tz0.8 |
| Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | time zone 0 |
| Command term | Which | Question number | 8 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Which of the following are correct statements about the pulmonary and systemic circulatory systems?
I. Pulmonary circulation is driven from the right ventricle to drop off carbon dioxide at the lungs.
II. Systemic circulation brings back oxygen from the lungs for the rest of the body.
III. The vena cava is involved with the systemic circulatory system.
IV. Pulmonary circulation has lower blood pressure than the systemic system.
A. I only
B. II and III only
C. I, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
One of the more difficult questions, with C and D as main distractors. There were 5 blank responses for this question. One of the G2s highlighted a typo within this question i.e. ‘systematic’ should have been ‘systemic’.
