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Date May 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19M.1.HL.TZ2.30
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Identify Question number 30 Adapted from N/A

Question

What observation did William Harvey use as evidence for the circulation of blood?

A. The ventricles of the heart pump blood out into arteries.

B. Valves ensure unidirectional flow of blood.

C. Capillaries carry blood from arteries to veins.

D. All organs of the body have a separate blood supply.

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

In topic 6.2 candidates should study William Harvey’s discovery of the circulation of the blood with the heart acting as the pump. This means that candidates were supposed to know how the experiments on blood circulation were performed. This question did not discriminate well.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 6: Human physiology » 6.2 The blood system
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