AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE TRILOGY
HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER 2H
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Cartilage. Answer: Acts as a cushion between bones to stop them
rubbing
◉ Ligaments. Answer: Strong fibre that holds bones together
◉ Tendons. Answer: Holds bone to muscle
◉ Two types of joint. Answer: freely and slightly movable joints
◉ Extension. Answer: Increasing angle of joint
◉ Flexion. Answer: Decreasing angle of joint
◉ Ball and socket joints. Answer: Flex, extend, adduct, abduct, rotate
hip and shoulder are examples
,◉ Hinge joint. Answer: flex and extend
knees and elbows are examples
◉ 2 muscle types. Answer: voluntary and involuntary
◉ Muscles are made of. Answer: fibres
◉ Antagonistic muscles. Answer: work in pairs, so when the agonist
contracts the antagonist relaxes
Eg biceps and triceps
◉ Route of air entering body. Answer: trachea > bronchi >
bronchioles > alveoli
◉ What happens when you breathe in?. Answer: intercostal muscles
and diaphragm contract to increase lung volume, lower pressure to
suck air in. Oxygen diffuses through alveoli cell wall into blood
stream
◉ Water from aerobic respiration is lost. Answer: in exhaled air,
sweat, and urine
◉ Blood travels to lungs. Answer: from the right ventricle, through
arteries
, ◉ Blood from lungs enters heart. Answer: into the left atrium
◉ heart > body. Answer: left ventricle
◉ body > heart. Answer: right atrium
◉ Blood components. Answer: RBC's carry oxygen
WBC's fight pathogens
Platelets help blood clot
Plasma carries blood cells, digested food, waste, and hormones
◉ Cardiac output=. Answer: Heart rate x stroke volume
◉ Blood pressure. Answer: The force caused by blood on the walls of
the blood vessels
◉ Artery walls are. Answer: Thick and strong to deal with high
pressure
◉ Fitness. Answer: The ability to meet the demands of the
environment
HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER 2H
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Cartilage. Answer: Acts as a cushion between bones to stop them
rubbing
◉ Ligaments. Answer: Strong fibre that holds bones together
◉ Tendons. Answer: Holds bone to muscle
◉ Two types of joint. Answer: freely and slightly movable joints
◉ Extension. Answer: Increasing angle of joint
◉ Flexion. Answer: Decreasing angle of joint
◉ Ball and socket joints. Answer: Flex, extend, adduct, abduct, rotate
hip and shoulder are examples
,◉ Hinge joint. Answer: flex and extend
knees and elbows are examples
◉ 2 muscle types. Answer: voluntary and involuntary
◉ Muscles are made of. Answer: fibres
◉ Antagonistic muscles. Answer: work in pairs, so when the agonist
contracts the antagonist relaxes
Eg biceps and triceps
◉ Route of air entering body. Answer: trachea > bronchi >
bronchioles > alveoli
◉ What happens when you breathe in?. Answer: intercostal muscles
and diaphragm contract to increase lung volume, lower pressure to
suck air in. Oxygen diffuses through alveoli cell wall into blood
stream
◉ Water from aerobic respiration is lost. Answer: in exhaled air,
sweat, and urine
◉ Blood travels to lungs. Answer: from the right ventricle, through
arteries
, ◉ Blood from lungs enters heart. Answer: into the left atrium
◉ heart > body. Answer: left ventricle
◉ body > heart. Answer: right atrium
◉ Blood components. Answer: RBC's carry oxygen
WBC's fight pathogens
Platelets help blood clot
Plasma carries blood cells, digested food, waste, and hormones
◉ Cardiac output=. Answer: Heart rate x stroke volume
◉ Blood pressure. Answer: The force caused by blood on the walls of
the blood vessels
◉ Artery walls are. Answer: Thick and strong to deal with high
pressure
◉ Fitness. Answer: The ability to meet the demands of the
environment
