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4 marksThe Circulatory System of Mammals

CAPE Biology Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 2(b)(ii)

Figure 5 displays systolic and diastolic blood pressure across age groups for males and females in a population with high cardiovascular risk.

Describe the overall trends in systolic and diastolic blood pressure with increasing age in the population shown in Figure 5.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Make a detailed drawing of the region highlighted inside the box in Figure 4, at the actual size shown.[5 marks]
  2. 2(a)(ii)Identify the structures indicated by labels I, II, III, and IV in Figure 4.[2 marks]
  3. 2(b)(i)Distinguish between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.[2 marks]
  4. 2(b)(iii)State what deduction can be made regarding the relationship between gender and blood pressure from Figure 5.[2 marks]

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