Elite performer - recap

When we exercise what happens to our heart?

• Stops beating

• Beats slower

• Beats stay the same

• Beats faster

The main role of the heart during exercise is to...

• Remove waste from our body

• Transport oxygen to the lungs

• Pump blood to working muscles

• Help digest food

During exercise skin might go red and sweat is released. This happens to..

• Heat up the body

• Cool the body

• Help someone move faster

• Make breathing easier

Muscles can only...

• Pull

• Push

• Flex

• Extend

Muscle contraction is when a muscle...

• Lengthens

• Swells

• Shortens

• Grows

Muscle relaxation is when a muscle...

• Lengthens

• Swells

• Shortens

• Grows

Muscles work in pairs. The partner muscle to the triceps are the...

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Deltoids

• Biceps

Muscles work in pairs. The partner muscle to the hamstrings are the...

• Quadriceps

• Deltoids

• Triceps

• Abdominals

ATP is a molecule that is broken down to give the body energy. The name of the energy systems that produce ATP are..

• Acid and Base systems

• Aerobic and Anaerobic systems

• Lipid and Lactate systems

• Bone and muscle systems

When exercise lasts for a long period of time at a low intensity energy would mainly come from the...

• Lipid system

• Base system

• Aerobic system

• Anaerobic system