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Date November 2018 Marks available 3 Reference code 18N.3.SL.tz0.9
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 3 Time zone time zone 0
Command term Discuss Question number 9 Adapted from N/A

Question

Define coronary heart disease.

[1]
b.

Discuss how routine physical inactivity can lead to cardiovascular disease.

[3]
c.

Markscheme

a condition that involves narrowing or blockage of blood vessels that supply the heart «leading to heart attack/angina ✔

b.

Inactive individuals are more likely to have:
high blood pressure ✔

atherosclerosis ✔

obesity ✔

type 2 diabetes ✔

low HDL-cholesterol ✔

Award [2 max] for list.

c.

Examiners report

Largely defined OK, some too vague.

b.

Like many of the longer answers, less prepared candidates expand their answer with tangential statements from than greater depth.

c.

Syllabus sections

Option C: Physical activity and health » C.2. Cardiovascular disease » C.2.5. Discuss how a lifestyle of physical inactivity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Option C: Physical activity and health » C.2. Cardiovascular disease
Option C: Physical activity and health

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