CAIE A-Level Biology AS 8.1.9 Tissue Fluid Questions

Explain tissue-fluid formation, composition and functions using evidence from each question and mark scheme.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Biology 9700
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Explain the formation, composition and functions of tissue fluid.

CAIE A-Level Biology AS 8.1.9 Tissue Fluid Questions question 1

[Maximum number: 3]

The high blood pressure at the arterial end of a capillary network results in some components of blood leaving the capillaries and forming tissue fluid. At the venous end, the presence of plasma proteins allows movement of water by osmosis back into the capillaries.

Fig. 2.1 is a diagram showing a capillary network. The lymph vessels and the blood vessels at the arterial and venous ends of the network are also shown.

Fig. 2.1

Fig. 2.1

A low blood albumin concentration can lead to a condition known as oedema.

Oedema is a swelling of tissues caused by the accumulation of tissue fluid surrounding the body cells in the capillary network.

Suggest and explain how a low blood albumin concentration can lead to oedema.

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