Long term effect of training GCSE PE

Increased strength of intercostal muscles is an improvement to which system?

• Cardiovascular system

• Muscular system

• Respiratory system

• Nervous system

An increased number of alveoli in the lungs will mean that:

• More gaseous exchange will take place

• Increased muscle efficiency

• More space in the lungs (vital capacity)

• More blood can be pumped to the muscles

Which of the following athletes is the fittest, based on their resting heart rates?

• 0

• 56

• 86

• 206

Stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped out of:

• The lungs per beat

• Around the body per minute

• The heart per beat

• The heart per minute

Having more red blood cells in the blood means that:

• More C02 is taken to the cells for aerobic respiration

• Blood can clot more quickly

• More 02 can be taken to the cells for anaerobic expiration

• More 02 can be taken to the cells for aerobic respiration

Your heart can increase in size with training

• True

• False

• No one knows

• For some people with genetic advantages

Which health benefit of training will not occur after 12 weeks of continuous training:

• Reduced chance of coronary heart disease

• Reduced chance of type 2 diabetes

• Increased risk of osteoporosis

• Reduced risk of cancer

Which exercise will increase the bone strength the most:

• Skipping

• Sit ups

• Press ups

• Plank

Anaerobic exercises will increase:

• Muscular endurance

• Balance

• Power

• Cardiovascular fitness

Aerobic exercise will affect the muscle cells by:

• Decreasing myoglobin concentration

• Increasing myoglobin concentration

• Increasing the number of red blood cells

• Reducing the number of mitochondria