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6.3 Monitoring and maintaining health

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Question 47

The table shows some different treatments for cardiovascular disease:

TreatmentMain method of action
antiplateletsreduce the tendency of platelets to stick together
statinslower LDL cholesterol levels in the blood
anticoagulantsinterfere with the chemical process of blood clotting
nitratesrelax and widen blood vessels

Which treatments for cardiovascular disease work by directly reducing or preventing the formation of blood clots?

A

Antiplatelets and statins

B

Anticoagulants and nitrates

C

Antiplatelets and anticoagulants

D

Statins and nitrates

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6.3 Monitoring and maintaining health Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /6.3 Monitoring and maintaining health

97 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 6.3 Monitoring and maintaining health, covering 6.3.1 Health and disease, 6.3.2 Interactions between diseases, 6.3.3 Spread of communicable diseases, 6.3.4 Common infections and diseases, 6.3.5 Physical plant defence responses, 6.3.6 Chemical plant defence responses, 6.3.7 Detecting and identifying plant diseases, 6.3.8 White blood cells and platelets, 6.3.9 Non-specific defence systems, 6.3.10 The immune system, 6.3.11 Monoclonal antibodies, 6.3.12 Vaccines and medicines, 6.3.13 Aseptic techniques, 6.3.14 Discovery and development of new medicines, 6.3.15 Causes of non-communicable diseases, 6.3.16 Treatments for cardiovascular disease, 6.3.17 Lifestyle factors and non-communicable diseases, 6.3.18 Cancer, 6.3.19 Stem cells in medicine, 6.3.20 Gene technology in medicine, and 6.3.21 The human genome and medicine. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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