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Date November 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19N.1.SL.tz0.1
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 Time zone time zone 0
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Question

The diagram below shows a long bone. What is the structure labelled X?

[Source: reprinted from The Lancet, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Vol. 2, no 5, M.G. Vervloet et al., Bone: a new endocrine
organ at the heart of chronic kidney disease and mineral and bone disorders, Pages 427–436, Copyright 2014,
with permission from Elsevier. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/home ]

A. Compact bone

B. Spongy bone

C. Diaphysis

D. Cartilage

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Topic 1: Anatomy » 1.1. The skeletal system » 1.1.4. Draw and annotate the structure of a long bone.
Topic 1: Anatomy » 1.1. The skeletal system
Topic 1: Anatomy

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