plumiMuscles, tendons, ligaments and movement: Edexcel International A Level Biology questions
Edexcel International A Level Biology past-paper questions on 7.2.1 Muscles, tendons, ligaments and movement, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 18 questions on Muscles, tendons, ligaments and movement, as a list
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Which structure would the anterior cruciate ligament be attached to? (1) A bone B cartilage C muscle D tendon
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q1(a)(iii) (2 marks): In one country, there were 77 anterior cruciate ligament repairs for every 100 000 males in one year. The population of this country in that year was 67 000 000
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): Name the two types of skeletal muscle that are contracted when the arm is held in this position. (1)
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q1(b)(ii) (2 marks): Describe how the arm could be straightened by the muscles labelled A and B. (2)
- January 2024, Unit 5, Q8(a) (1 mark): Give a definition for the term sarcopenia (paragraph 1). (1)
- October 2023, Unit 5, Q7(b)(i) (2 marks): State two conclusions that can be drawn about the mean mass of muscles shown in the table. (2)
- June 2023, Unit 5, Q4(a) (1 mark): How many of the following statements about tendons are correct? (1) • tendons act as extensors • tendons are myogenic • tendons connect muscles to bones A 0 B 1
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Which structure contains actin and myosin? (1) A bone B ligament C muscle D tendon
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): What is the function of the part of the joint labelled W? (1) A it acts as an extensor B it acts as a flexor C it acts as a ligament D it acts as a tendon
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q1(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain the role of the ligament labelled on the diagram. (2)
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q1(b)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest one possible cause of damage to this ligament. (1)
- October 2022, Unit 5, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Which structure joins the bones of the neck together? (1) A actin B ligament C muscle D tendon
- October 2022, Unit 5, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): Which structure joins a muscle to a bone? (1) A actin B ligament C myosin D tendon
- October 2022, Unit 5, Q2(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain how the knee joint can be held steady in this position as the giraffe drinks. (2)
- January 2022, Unit 5, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Which structure attaches one bone to another bone at a flexible joint? (1) A actin B ligament C synapse D tendon
- January 2022, Unit 5, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): How many of the statements about joints are correct? (1) • antagonistic pairs of muscles move the bones at a joint • muscles acting on a joint are myogenic • te
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q8(c) (4 marks): Explain why the changes that occur to muscle structure and composition in the elderly can affect their ability to rise from a chair (paragraph 4). (4)
- June 2021, Unit 5, Q8(f) (3 marks): Suggest explanations for the effects that a ‘reduction in tendon stiffness’ resulting from ageing could have on the movement at a joint (paragraph 12). (3)
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