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Biology/Paper 2/[Legacy] Support, Movement and Locomotion
CAIEO-Level5090-o · Paper 2

[Legacy] Support, Movement and Locomotion

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Q82020 Oct/Nov·P223 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

the cerebrum

(b)

the cerebellum

(c)

the hypothalamus.

Q32016 Oct/Nov·P217 partsMedium-Easy
(a)(i)

Draw the letter X on Fig. 3.1a to show the location of the damage to the person’s skeleton that is shown in Fig. 3.1b.

(a)(ii)

Describe the damage to the person’s skeleton shown in Fig. 3.1b.

(b)(i)

Name the muscle labelled B in Fig. 3.2.

______

(b)(ii)

Draw an arrow on Fig. 3.2 to show the direction of movement that will be caused when the muscle labelled B contracts.

(b)(iii)

When the muscle labelled B contracts, the muscle labelled A relaxes. State the term that refers to a pair of muscles that act in this way.

______

(c)(i)

Use the information in Fig. 3.3 to compare the approximate percentage of body mass that is due to the skeleton in birds and in humans.

(c)(ii)

One reason for this difference is that the bones of a bird contain air spaces. These air spaces are connected to the lungs of the bird.

The blood of birds contains more haemoglobin per unit volume than that of humans.

Suggest how these adaptations, and that shown in Fig. 3.3, help a bird to move by flying.

Q22013 Oct/Nov·P215 partsEasy
(a)(i)

State the term used to describe such a pair of muscles.

______

(a)(ii)

Explain why muscles are arranged in this way.

(a)(iii)

Name a muscle in the human body that is not arranged as one of a pair.

______

(b)

Name two different types of joint found in the arm. For each joint, state exactly where in the arm it is found.

1 type of joint ______ where found ______
2 type of joint ______ where found ______

(c)

Fig. 2.2(a) shows an X-ray of the shoulder joint. Fig. 2.2(b) shows an X-ray of a shoulder with an artificial replacement joint.

Using evidence from Fig. 2.2(a) and Fig. 2.2(b), suggest why the type of replacement joint shown in Fig. 2.2(b) is known as a 'Reverse Shoulder Replacement'.

Q52017 Oct/Nov·P224 partsEasy
(a)(i)

State the term for muscles that act in this way ______

(a)(ii)

Name the muscle in your arm that contracts to move your hand away from your nose after smelling a flower.

______

(b)(i)

Using the letters in Fig. 5.1, identify the two muscles that contract to move the leg off the ground from position R to position S.

______ and ______

(b)(ii)

State what happens to the other muscles in Fig. 5.1 during this action.

______

Q5(a)2021 May/Jun·P214MMedium-Easy
(a)

Explain how the muscles and bones in her right arm help her to lift the tool.

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Q7(b)(i)2020 Oct/Nov·P225MMedium
(b)(i)

Describe the structure of the dialysis membrane and explain how it functions.

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Q6(b)2019 Oct/Nov·P215MMedium
(b)

Diagram L shows him raising the rod further after catching the fish.

Explain how named structures in his right arm have caused the arm to bend in the way shown.

______

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Q32018 Oct/Nov·P213 partsEasy
(a)(i)

Name each of the following:

A = ______
B = ______
C = ______

(a)(ii)

Identify the hinge joint on the diagram, by using a label line and the letter H.

(a)(iii)

Describe how the type of movement of a ball and socket joint differs from that of a hinge joint.

Q5(a)2022 Oct/Nov·P212MEasy
(a)

State the name of:

bone X ______
the muscle between bones X and Y ______

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Q7(b)2021 May/Jun·P224MMedium
(b)

Explain how the action of structure S results in the movement of bones at a named type of joint.

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