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Question 19M.3.HL.TZ1.a.ii

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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 19M.3.HL.TZ1.a.ii
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ1
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19M.3.HL.TZ1.a.ii

The diagram shows a section through the human brain.

[Source: https://pixabay.com/vectors/brain-anatomy-human-medicine-150935/]

Outline how the diagram can be identified as a human brain and not the brain of a monkey.

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Markscheme

a. the cerebral hemispheres are larger «relative to rest of brain» ✔

b. the cerebral cortex forms a larger proportion of the brain ✔ 

c. there is extensive folding of the cerebral cortex ✔

Examiners report

Few candidates were able to demonstrate the subject-specific vocabulary required to answer this question with clarity. Most did not refer to the cerebral cortex or even cerebrum, instead using vague terms like “brain.” Where students added detail, it was often about the frontal lobe, something this question was not addressing.

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