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Year 11 Musculoskeletal and Cardiorespiratory systems

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a primary function of the skeletal system?

a)

Provide support

b)

Allow movement

c)

Produce oxygen

d)

Remove CO2

2.

The main role of the ligaments is to?

a)

Ensure the bones do not knock together

b)

Attach muscle to muscle

c)

Attached bone to muscle

d)

Attach bone to bone to allow for stability

3.

The up phase of a squat represent what joint action?

a)

Abduction

b)

Dorsiflexion

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

4.

Which of the following best describes the agonist muscle in the muscle relationship?

a)

The muscle that is contracting

b)

The muscle that is relaxing

c)

The muscle that is staying the same length

d)

The muscle that is stabilising the movement

5.

What two features are important to ensure effective gaseous exchange occurs?

a)

Heart and lungs

b)

Alveoli and capillaries

c)

Arteries and veins

d)

Muscles and bones

6.

In the up phase of the bicep curl, what type of contraction is occurring in the tricep?

a)

Isometric

b)

Isotonic

c)

Concentric

d)

Eccentric

7.

Which of the following statements accurately outlines the role of the circulatory system

a)

Pump carbondioxide around the body for exercise

b)

Transport oxygen and nutrients to muscles and carry away waste products

c)

Provide movement

d)

Move Oxygen from the muscles to the heart

8.

What do red blood cells carry?

a)

The immune system

b)

Platelets

c)

Haemoglobin

d)

Bacteria

9.

Blood is forced away from the heart to the rest of the body via the......

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

The capillaries

d)

Aorta

10.

How many chambers does the heart contain?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

Pulmonary circulation pumps oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood between what two parts of the body?

a)

The heart and the muscles

b)

The heart and the brain

c)

The heart and the lungs

d)

The lungs and the muscles

12.

Systemic circulation pumps oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood between what two parts of the body?

a)

The heart and the muscles

b)

The heart and the kidneys

c)

The heart and the lungs

d)

The lungs and the muscles

13.

Systolic blood pressure refers to the reading when

a)

the pressure of blood against the artery walls when the heart contracts

b)

the pressure when the contraction is completed and the blood flow is at its weakest

14.

Diastolic blood pressure refers to the reading when

a)

the pressure of blood against the artery walls when the heart contracts

b)

the pressure when the contraction is completed and the blood flow is at its weakest