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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2009 Health and Social Care assessing Unit 14: Understanding Human Physiology A3H81 Assessment Unit AS 14 [A3H81] TUESDAY 27 JANUARY, AFTERNOON TIME 2 hours. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. Answer all four questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 100. Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions 2, 3 and 4. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. For Examiner s use only Question Number 1 2 3 4 Total Marks 3928 Marks 1 Janey, aged three, has sensorineural hearing loss. She has been admitted to hospital with a fever as she has had a number of febrile convulsions. (a) (i) Write down two causes of sensorineural hearing loss. 1. ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [1] 2. ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Explain what is meant by a fever. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] (iii) Explain one way Janey s health may be affected by febrile convulsions. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] 3928 Examiner Only Marks Remark (b) This is a diagram of the skin. Examiner Only Marks B Remark A C Biology: GCSE Edition (1986) by Geoff Jones and Mary Jones, published by Cambridge University Press Discuss how the three labelled structures in the diagram help control body temperature. A _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ [3] B _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ [3] 3928 [Turn over C _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ [3] 3928 Examiner Only Marks Remark 2 (a) This is a diagram of the brain. Examiner Only Marks Remark C D B A SPORT & PE: A Complete Guide for GCSE by Barry Hodgson, 1998. ISBN 034070490X. Reproduced by permission of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (i) Identify and describe one function of each of the parts labelled A, B and C. A Name : _______________________________________ [1] Function : __________________________________________ _______________________________________ [1] B Name : _______________________________________ [1] Function: __________________________________________ _______________________________________ [1] C Name : _______________________________________ [1] Function : __________________________________________ _______________________________________ [1] (ii) Part D, the pituitary gland, is found in the brain but is part of another system. Identify the system to which the pituitary gland belongs. __________________________________________________ [1] 3928 [Turn over (iii) Discuss the role of the pituitary gland in controlling body function. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 3928 Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________ Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [9] 3928 [Turn over (b) Connor, aged 67, has recently had a stroke. (i) Explain one cause of a stroke. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Explain three different ways Connor may have been affected physically by the stroke. 1. ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] 2. ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] 3. ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] 3928 Examiner Only Marks Remark (c) Connor was burgled last year. When the police arrived at his house, he was pale, clammy, his heart was racing and his breathing was rapid. Examiner Only Marks Remark Discuss how Connor s body had created this response. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3928 [Turn over _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ [9] 3928 10 Examiner Only Marks Remark 3 This is a diagram of the urinary system. Examiner Only Marks Remark B C A D Source: McIlmaine & Napier, ISBN 0340 85825 7 (a) Write down the name and describe one function of each of the parts labelled A, B, C and D. A. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] B. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] C. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] D. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] 3928 11 [Turn over (b) Sheila, aged 80, has urinary incontinence. She also has Type II diabetes and oedema. (i) Discuss what causes urinary incontinence. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [3] (ii) Explain what is meant by oedema. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] (iii) Explain how two factors contribute to the onset of Type II diabetes. Factor 1. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] Factor 2. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [2] 3928 1 Examiner Only Marks Remark (c) Peter, aged 23, has just started work as a chef. He is very active and enjoys playing football and golf. He lives at home with his parents and plans to get married next year. Examiner Only Marks Remark Last weekend he was in a car accident and, as a result, has kidney failure. Analyse how kidney failure could affect Peter s future lifestyle. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3928 1 [Turn over _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3928 1 Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________ Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [12] 3928 1 [Turn over 4 Leila, a sixth form student, viewed some human body structures using a light microscope. She identified five structures, A, B, C, D and E, illustrated below. A B C D E Physiology and anatomy by John Clancy and Andrew McVicar, 2002 ISBN 34076239X. Reproduced by permission of Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd (a) Write down the name and one function of each of the structures A E. A. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] B. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] C. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] D. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] E. Name: __________________________________________ [1] Function: _____________________________________________ __________________________________________ [1] 3928 1 Examiner Only Marks Remark (b) Leila has myopia, a condition that affects her sight. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) Discuss what causes myopic vision. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [3] (ii) This is a diagram of an eye. Physiology and anatomy by John Clancy and Andrew McVicar, 2002 ISBN 34076239X. Reproduced by permission of Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd Use the diagram of the eye to discuss how individuals with perfect vision see objects clearly. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 3928 1 [Turn over ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3928 1 Examiner Only Marks Remark ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ [10] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER 3928 1 Examiner Only Marks Remark Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. SP (SM/CGW) T57697/6

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