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Practice Exam Revision

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the scientific name for the chest bone?
a)
Ribs
b)
Patella
c)
Sternum
d)
Clavicle
2.
Name the articulating bones of the elbow.
a)
Humerus, ulna, phalanges
b)
Humerus, ulna, radius
c)
Scapula, Humerus, radius
d)
Scapula, radius, ulna
3.
Other than movement, what other functions does the skeleton have?
a)
Blood production, mineral storage
b)
Muscle contractions
c)
Movement
d)
Increased flexibility
4.
What is another name for the shin bone?
a)
Tibia
b)
patella
c)
Fibula
d)
Gastrocnemius
5.
What type of joint is the hip?
a)
Hinge
b)
Ball and socket
c)
Fixed
d)
Ligament
6.
What is the role of cartilage?
a)
Connect bone to bone
b)
Connect muscle to bone
c)
Shock absorption and reduce friction
7.
What range of movement can the hip joint achieve?
a)
Flexion and extension
b)
Abduction and adduction
c)
Circumduction
d)
Rotation, flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction
8.
What is the muscle at the top of the back called?
a)
Trapezius
b)
Latissimus dorsi
c)
Deltoid
d)
Traps
9.
Name a pair of antagonistic muscles.
a)
Biceps/deltoid
b)
Abdominals/hamstrings
c)
Hamstrings/quadriceps
d)
Gastrocnemius/quadriceps
10.
In the upward phase of a bicep curl, which muscle is the agonist?
a)
Triceps
b)
Biceps
11.
The fulcrum is in the middle of the first class lever, true or false?
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The ankle is an example of which type of lever?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
13.
Identify a movement in the frontal plane.
a)
Pirouette in dance
b)
Forward roll in gymnastics
c)
Shooting in netball
d)
Cricket bowling action in the arm
14.
Name the axis of rotation and the plane of movement in the forward roll.
a)
Sagittal plane and transverse axis
b)
Frontal plane and frontal axis
c)
Sagittal plane and longitudinal axis
d)
Frontal plane and transverse axis
15.
The cardiovascular system has a double loop structure. Where does the pulmonary system link the heart to?
a)
Brain
b)
Muscles
c)
Body
d)
Lungs
16.
Which blood vessel is being described - thick muscular walls, small lumen, no valves, carries blood under high pressure.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
All three
17.
How do veins prevent back flow of blood?
a)
With the help of capillaries
b)
Use of valves
c)
Due to gravity
d)
Due to their large lumen
18.
What occurs at the capillaries supplying the muscles?
a)
Diffusion of oxygen into the muscle
b)
Diffusion of carbon dioxide into the muscle
c)
Diffusion of oxygen into the muscle and carbon dioxide from the muscle into capillaries
d)
Diffusion of carbon dioxide into the muscle and oxygen from the muscle into the capillaries
19.
How does the diffusion (movement) of gases take place?
a)
High to low concentration
b)
Low to high concentration
20.
Identify how the alveoli are designed to do their job.
a)
Small surface area, good capillary network
b)
Large air sacs to fit more air in
c)
Large surface area, good capillary network
d)
Elastic and stretchy walls
21.
Name the valve that allows the flow of blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Aortic semi-lunar
d)
Pulmonary semi-lunar
22.
What is the main artery that transports blood away from the heart to the rest of the body?
a)
Vena cava
b)
Pulmonary vein
c)
Pulmonary artery
d)
Aorta
23.
What is cardiac output?
a)
The volume of blood that leaves the heart per beat
b)
The volume of air that leaves the lungs per breath
c)
The volume of blood that leaves the heart per minute
d)
stroke volume x tidal volume
24.
How is the resting cardiac output of a trained athlete different from a sedentary individual?
a)
It is exactly the same
b)
trained cardiac output is higher
c)
trained cardiac output is lower
25.
What chemical is contained within red blood cells that allows the transport of oxygen?
a)
Goblins
b)
Haemoglobin
c)
Septum
d)
Plasma
26.
Name the two muscles involved that allow air to be inhaled and exhaled.
a)
Pectorals and diaphragm
b)
Intercostals and abdominals
c)
Abdominals, latissimus dorsi, intercostals and diaphragm
d)
Diaphragm and intercostals
27.
If you multiply breathing rate and tidal volume together you will get...
a)
Minute ventilation
b)
Tidal ventilation
c)
Stroke volume
d)
Cardiac output
28.
Anaerobic exercise refers to exercise that is...
a)
High intensity / short duration
b)
Low intensity / long duration
c)
Low intensity / short duration
d)
High intensity / long duration
29.
Identify the short term effect of exercise.
a)
cardiac hypertrophy
b)
increased resistance to fatigue
c)
vascular shunt
d)
Decreased resting heart rate
30.
What does the word capillarisation mean?
a)
Increased size of all blood vessels
b)
Increased number of alveoli
c)
Decreased amount of carbon dioxide build up
d)
Increased number/quantity of capillaries