Date | November 2017 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 17N.3.SL.tz0.12 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 3 | Time zone | time zone 0 |
Command term | Analyse | Question number | 12 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Outline how appetite is regulated after eating.
Analyse type 2 diabetes.
Markscheme
hormones are produced by the stomach and small intestine ✔
hormone «leptin» secreted by fat cells/adipose tissue ✔
hormones enter the blood stream ✔
hormones/leptin/ghrelinact on the appetite control centre ✔
leptin inhibits eating/causes satiety✔
ghrelin increases the desire to eat ✔
type 2 diabetes is the inability to use insulin/ insulin target cells are less sensitive/ insulin resistant ✔
type 2 most often occurs in obese people who are over age 35 / older people/ caused by inactivity/ poor diet ✔
type 2 is increasing in children «due to poor diet and low levels of physical activity» ✔
type 2 can be controlled by diet/exercise / weight loss / oral medication / insulin ✔
type 2 is more common than type 1 ✔
Examiners report
Generally done well – sometimes the hormones involved were mixed up.
This was understood very well.