DP Biology (last assessment 2024)
Question 19M.3.SL.TZ1.a
| Date | May 2019 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 19M.3.SL.TZ1.a |
| Level | SL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | State | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
a.
[Maximum mark: 1]
19M.3.SL.TZ1.a
The scan shows the brain of a patient affected by a stroke. The dark patch labelled X represents an area where cells have died.
[Source: Case courtesy of Dr Ahmed Abdrabou, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 36865]
State the name of the general area of the brain affected by this stroke.
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Markscheme
cerebrum/cerebral hemisphere/cerebral cortex ✔
Examiners report
Specific areas (some incorrect) were often given rather than general and “cerebral” was often omitted.
