AQA A Level Biology: Year 1 - The Heart
Questions and Answers 2025
DescribeAtheApassageAofAbloodAthroughAtheArightAsideAofAtheAheartA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-(superiorAandAinferior)AVenaACava
RightAatrium
RightAAVAvalve
RightAventricle
SemiAlunarAvalve
PulmonaryAArtery
DescribeAtheApassageAofAbloodAthroughAtheAleftAsideAofAtheAheartA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PulmonaryAvein
LeftAatrium
LeftAAVAvalve
LeftAventricle
SemiAlunarAvalve
Aorta
HowAdoesAtheAthicknessAofAtheAleftAventricleAwallsAcompareAtoAtheArightAventricleAwalls?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Thicker,AmoreAmuscularAwalls
WhatAisAtheAimportanceAofAtheAmuscleAtissueAinAtheAarteryAwalls?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Contracts
ArteriesAconstrictAtoAregulateAbloodAflow
WhyAareAtheAwallsAofAtheAleftAventricleAthickerAandAmoreAmuscularA?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ContractsAmoreApowerfullyA
BloodApumpedAoutAatAaAhigherApressure
PumpsAbloodAallAaroundAtheAbody
WhyAdoAtheAventriclesAhaveAthickerAwallsAthanAtheAatria?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SoAtheyAcanApushAbloodAoutAofAtheAheartA
AtriaAjustAneedsAtoApushAbloodAtheAshortAdistanceAintoAventricles
WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAtheAfunctionAattachingAtheAAVAvalvesAtoAtheAventricles?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StopsAAVAvalvesAbeingAforcedAupAintoAatriaAwhenAventriclesAcontract
WhenAwillAaAvalveAopen?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAtheApressureABEHINDAtheAvalveAisAgreaterAthanAtheApressureAinAfrontAofAtheAvalve
WhatAisAtheAimportanceAofAvalvesAonlyAopeningAwhenAtheApressureAisAhighAbehindAthemAth
anAinAfront?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BloodAflowsAinAONEADIRECTION
Unidirectional
WhatAisAtheAimportanceAofAtheAelasticAtissueAinAtheAarteryAwalls?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-StretchAatAhighApressureAwhenAleftAventricleAcontracts
RecoilAatAlowApressureAwhenAleftAventricleArelaxes
SmoothAbloodAflow
WhatAareAtheAstagesAofAtheAcardiacAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1.AVentriclesArelaxAandAatriaAcontract
Questions and Answers 2025
DescribeAtheApassageAofAbloodAthroughAtheArightAsideAofAtheAheartA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-(superiorAandAinferior)AVenaACava
RightAatrium
RightAAVAvalve
RightAventricle
SemiAlunarAvalve
PulmonaryAArtery
DescribeAtheApassageAofAbloodAthroughAtheAleftAsideAofAtheAheartA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PulmonaryAvein
LeftAatrium
LeftAAVAvalve
LeftAventricle
SemiAlunarAvalve
Aorta
HowAdoesAtheAthicknessAofAtheAleftAventricleAwallsAcompareAtoAtheArightAventricleAwalls?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Thicker,AmoreAmuscularAwalls
WhatAisAtheAimportanceAofAtheAmuscleAtissueAinAtheAarteryAwalls?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Contracts
ArteriesAconstrictAtoAregulateAbloodAflow
WhyAareAtheAwallsAofAtheAleftAventricleAthickerAandAmoreAmuscularA?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ContractsAmoreApowerfullyA
BloodApumpedAoutAatAaAhigherApressure
PumpsAbloodAallAaroundAtheAbody
WhyAdoAtheAventriclesAhaveAthickerAwallsAthanAtheAatria?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SoAtheyAcanApushAbloodAoutAofAtheAheartA
AtriaAjustAneedsAtoApushAbloodAtheAshortAdistanceAintoAventricles
WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAtheAfunctionAattachingAtheAAVAvalvesAtoAtheAventricles?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StopsAAVAvalvesAbeingAforcedAupAintoAatriaAwhenAventriclesAcontract
WhenAwillAaAvalveAopen?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAtheApressureABEHINDAtheAvalveAisAgreaterAthanAtheApressureAinAfrontAofAtheAvalve
WhatAisAtheAimportanceAofAvalvesAonlyAopeningAwhenAtheApressureAisAhighAbehindAthemAth
anAinAfront?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BloodAflowsAinAONEADIRECTION
Unidirectional
WhatAisAtheAimportanceAofAtheAelasticAtissueAinAtheAarteryAwalls?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-StretchAatAhighApressureAwhenAleftAventricleAcontracts
RecoilAatAlowApressureAwhenAleftAventricleArelaxes
SmoothAbloodAflow
WhatAareAtheAstagesAofAtheAcardiacAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1.AVentriclesArelaxAandAatriaAcontract