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January 2002
Topics Covered
- Liver
- Brain, Alzheimer’s
- Pancreas – digestion
- Eye, autonomic NS in control of pupil size
- Joints – function of parts
- Behaviour
Big Question
- Alzheimer’s – causes and symptoms.
- Role of autonomic NS in control of pupil size.
- (Function of parts of joints – 8 marks but not QWC.)
June 2002
Topics Covered
- Eye
- Digestive adaptations – teeth, ruminants
- Behaviour – reflex actions
- Brain – autonomic NS
- Liver, alcohol effects
- Muscles
- Bone, cartilage, osteoporosis
Big Question
- Digestive system of named ruminant.
- Effects of alcohol on liver.
January 2003
Topics Covered
- Digestion
- Eye
- Bones, lever action of arm
- Behaviour, Pavlov, nervous/hormonal control of digestive secretions
- Liver
- Brain (Alzheimer’s)
Big Question
- Behaviour – Pavlov.
- Generation of ATP from stored fat during starvation.
June 2003
Topics Covered
- Liver, plasma proteins
- Ear
- Nervous system
- Bones – vertebrae structure
- Muscles, structure
- Sympathetic NS
- Behaviour, operant conditioning
- Digestion
Big Question
- Ear – detection of sound waves in cochlea, generation of nerve impulses.
- Contraction of muscle.
January 2004
Topics Covered
- Nervous system
- Liver
- Eye
- Teeth, digestion
- Behaviour
- Muscle
- Bone/cartilage/osteoporosis
Big Question
- Effects of liver damage on metabolism of carbs and protein.
- Structure of epithelial cell in relation to different mechanism of absorption of digestive products (diagram given).
June 2004
Topics Covered
- Brain, Alzheimer’s
- Digestion, ruminants
- Liver
- Eye
- Reflex arc, behaviour
- Muscle
Big Question
- Alzheimer’s – data provided, describe results and explain treatment from data.
- Contraction of muscle – nervous impulse
January 2005
Topics Covered
- Bones, teeth
- Reflexes, behaviour
- Digestion (fill in the gaps!)
- Eye
- Liver
- Brain, Alzheimer’s
Big Question
- Behaviour, operant conditioning
June 2005
Topics Covered
- Brain
- Digestion
- Bones, structure of vertebrae
- Liver
- Autonomic NS
- Reflex arc
- Muscle contraction
- Ear
Big Question
- Differences in causes of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
- Muscle contraction.
January 2006
Topics Covered
- Liver, alcohol
- Behaviour, reflex arc
- Brain, Alzheimer’s
- Muscle contraction, synapse
- Eye, ciliary muscles
- Digestion
Big Question
- Muscle contraction – why are mitochondria essential for transmission of impulse across cleft and muscular contraction.
- Adaptation of named ruminant to gain sufficient amino acids.
Specimen
Topics Covered
- Digestion
- Brain – functions of parts and Alzheimer’s
- Ear
- Liver
- Eye
- Reflex arc
- Effects of ageing on locomotory system
Big Question
- Absorption of products of digestion.
- Role of liver in control of blood glucose.
Common topics and themes
- Alzheimer’s popular topic with brain.
- Liver comes up in some form every time.
- Eye more popular than ear.
- Often some sort of question on behaviour / reflex arc.
- Digestion usually comes up, enzymes, teeth.
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