A patient takes a medicine that reduces the formation of blood clots. The patient continues to smoke.
Which statement best explains why the patient can still develop cardiovascular disease?
The medicine reduces clotting so smoking can no longer damage arteries.
The medicine repairs arteries but smoking can still raise blood cholesterol.
The medicine repairs arteries so smoking can no longer raise blood cholesterol.
The medicine reduces clotting but smoking can still damage arteries.
44 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 5.4 Non-communicable diseases, covering 5.4.1 Interaction of factors in non-communicable disease, 5.4.2 Lifestyle factors and non-communicable disease, and 5.4.3 Treatments for cardiovascular disease. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.