54% of candidates passed this question.

It was expected candidates would describe the salient features of the anatomy, distribution and content of blood flow and influences on each circulation. Answers with a clear organisation and context for the normal influences of blood flow on the functioning of each organ system scored highly. Anatomy was often sufficiently covered, but candidates often did not take advantage of that by linking the anatomical features to the functional concepts. Figures should be clearly and accurately labelled to score well. Many answers failed to demonstrate a depth of understanding of key concepts. For example tubuloglomerular feedback, relationship between hepatic arterial and portal venous flows and autoregulation within both those systems was often poorly described.