| Date | November 2017 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 17N.1.SL.tz0.9 |
| Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | time zone 0 |
| Command term | Where | Question number | 9 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Where does blood exert the force measured as systolic blood pressure?
A. On the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation
B. On the venous walls during ventricular contraction
C. On the arterial walls during ventricular contraction
D. On the venous walls during ventricular relaxation
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
Seen as an easy question with a fair discrimination index. Students have been exposed to this type of question previously and clearly are performing well overall.
