Identify the structures A and B in the diagram.

List two functions of the frontal lobe of the brain.

Outline three different types of exteroceptor sensory inputs for a football player during a game.

A: hypothalamus ✔
B: pituitary gland ✔

[2]

decision making/logical analysis/reasoning ✔
planning/problem-solving ✔
motivation ✔
speech ✔
motor movements ✔
emotional expression ✔

[2 max]

auditory/sound/hearing eg teammate calls, official’s whistle, verbal feedback from coach ✔

visual/sight/seeing eg teammate movement, opposition position, official’s gesture, coach signal ✔

tactile/touch/feeling eg contact with opponent, contact with ball, contact with ground/landing ✔

olfactory/smell/smelling eg pitch, sweat ✔

thermoreceptors eg ability to detect temperature of air and gear ✔

Accept description of organ enabling sensory input or any other outline for the exteroceptor sensory inputs.

Award [1 max] for list.

[3 max]

Most students were able to identify hypothalamus and/or pituitary gland. Several students misidentified pituitary gland as the pineal gland.

Overall this question was answered well.

Many candidates were able to answer this question well. Some candidates struggled to apply their answer to specific examples within a football game.