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The gas exchange system

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7 past-paper questions on The gas exchange system

  • 9700/22 · May/June 20255 marks

    With reference to Fig. 4.1 and Fig. 4.2, describe and explain how the changes that occur as a result of granuloma formation: •…

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  • 9700/23 · October/November 20244 marks

    Microscope slides were prepared from two regions of the gas exchange system. Fig. 1.2 and Fig. 1.3 are photomicrographs of the…

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  • 9700/23 · May/June 20244 marks

    Suggest and explain how a steep oxygen concentration gradient is maintained in the lungs.

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  • 9700/22 · October/November 20243 marks

    One consequence of the pneumonia that results from P. jirovecii infection is a decrease in the quantity of oxygen that is…

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  • 9700/22 · May/June 20253 marks

    On Fig. 4.1, use a label line and label: • a bronchus • a bronchiole • a blood vessel.

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  • 9700/23 · October/November 20242 marks

    Describe the role of cartilage in the gas exchange system.

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  • 9700/22 · May/June 20242 marks

    Explain how smooth muscle cells in the walls of the bronchioles contribute to the function of these airways.

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