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A Level Revision

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

An example of a first class lever is...

a)

Plantar flexion at the ankle, lifting your body.

b)

Extending the tricep during a basketball free throw.

c)

Performing a bicep curl.

2.

The vena cava has the following job...

a)

Takes oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.

b)

Bring deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.

c)

Brings oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.

d)

Brings deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.

3.

Which is the odd one out?

a)

Myogenic

b)

AVN

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Inertia

4.

Which side of the heart is larger?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

The same

5.

Which of the following affect stability?

a)

Height of the centre of mass

b)

Position of the line of gravity

c)

Area of the support base

d)

Mass of the performer

6.

What is the mechanical advantage of a second class lever?

a)

Can generate large forces.

b)

Can move resistance quickly.

c)

Has a large range of movement.

7.

Baroreceptors detect...

a)

Blood pressure.

b)

Carbon dioxide.

c)

Muscle movement.

8.

Chemoreceptors detect...

a)

Blood pressure.

b)

Carbon dioxide.

c)

Muscle movement.

9.

Proprioreceptors detect...

a)

Muscle movement.

b)

Carbon dioxide.

c)

Blood pressure.

10.

Cardiac output is equal to...

a)

Heart rate / Stroke volume

b)

Heart rate x stroke volume

c)

Stroke volume / heart rate

d)

None of the the above

11.

For a third class lever, which is in the middle?

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Effort

c)

Resistance

12.

Define systole...

a)

The capacity for the heart to generate its own impulses

b)

When the heart contracts

c)

When the heart relaxes

13.

The capacity for the heart to generate its own impulses is known as...

a)

Ejection Fraction

b)

Bradycardia

c)

Myogenic

d)

Diastole

14.

Inertia is...

a)

The resistance of a body to change its state of motion.

b)

The resistance of a body to rotate.

c)

F = MxA

15.

What part of the heart is the 'pacemaker'?

a)

AVN

b)

SAN

c)

Purkinje Fibres

d)

Bundle of His

16.

What is the average resting heart rate for an individual?

a)

55

b)

84

c)

72

d)

61

17.

At rest, what is the rough figure for cardiac output?

a)

3 litres

b)

5 litres

c)

7 litres

d)

9 litres

18.

What is the atherosclorosis?

a)

When arteries harden and narrow due to fatty deposits

b)

A chest pain

c)

When blood supply is cut off to the brain

d)

A condition where your valves stop working

19.

Which type(s) of cholesterol are 'good'?

a)

Both

b)

HDL

c)

Neither

d)

LDL

20.

Which blood vessel have the thickest walls?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Blood

c)

Veins

d)

Arteries

e)

Heart

21.

Which blood vessels have the thinnest walls?

a)

Arteries

b)

Blood

c)

Heart

d)

Capillaries

e)

Veins

22.

A scalar quantity is described by...

a)

Magnitude only

b)

Direction only

c)

Magnitude and direction

23.

A vector quantity is described by...

a)

Magnitude only

b)

Direction only

c)

Magnitude and direction

24.

Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?

a)

Speed

b)

Momentum

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

25.

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

a)

Momentum

b)

Displacement

c)

Distance

d)

Velocity

e)

Acceleration

26.

Gravity is equal to...

a)

10 metres per second squared

b)

9.8 metres per second

c)

10 metres per second

d)

9.8 metres per second squared

27.

Weight is measured in...

a)

Mass

b)

Newtons

c)

Newtons per second squared

d)

Nm

28.

Impulse is...

a)

Force / Time

b)

Time / Force

c)

Force x Time

29.

Which of the following do not help venous return?

a)

Skeletal muscle pump

b)

They all help

c)

Pocket valves

d)

Respiratory pump

30.

The straight line on the distance time graph in the image shows...

a)

Acceleration

b)

Constant velocity

c)

Stationary

31.

What does the image for this distance time graph show?

a)

Stationary

b)

Decceleration

c)

Acceleration

d)

Constant velocity

32.

If Usain Bolt runs 100m in 10s, what is his average speed?

a)

10 metres per second squared

b)

10 metres per second

c)

1000 metres per second

d)

1000 metres per second squared

33.

The formula to calculate acceleration is...

a)

Speed / Time

b)

Change in velocity / Time

c)

Change in velocity x Time

d)

Speed x Time

34.

What is the Bohr Shift?

a)

When an increase in blood carbon dioxide and a decrease in pH results in a reduction of the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen.

b)

When an decrease in blood carbon dioxide and an increase in pH results in a reduction of the affinity of haemoglobin for oxygen.

35.

Vasodilation ________ the blood vessels.

a)

Widens

b)

Narrows

36.

Which of the following is not responsible for the increase in the dissociation of oxygen from haemoglobin?

a)

Increase in blood temperature

b)

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide increases

c)

pH

d)

Decrease in blood temperature

37.

Which is the correct order for the path of airway from the mouth/nose to the lungs?

a)

Mouth/Nose, Trachea, Larynx, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli

b)

Mouth/Nose, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchioles, Bronchi, Alveoli

c)

Mouth/Nose, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli

d)

Mouth/Nose, Larynx, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli

e)

Mouth/Nose, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli

38.

When air is breathed in (inhaling)...

a)

Ribcage moves upwards and inwards

b)

Diaphragm relaxes and rises to a dome shaped position

c)

Ribcage moves upwards and outwards

d)

Ribcage falls

e)

Diaphragm moves upwards and outwards

39.

Residual volume is...

a)

Volume of air breathed in or out per breath

b)

The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration

c)

Volume of air that can be forcibly expired after a normal breath

d)

Volume of air that can be forcibly inspired after a normal breath

40.

Define tidal volume.

a)

Volume of air breathed in or out per breath

b)

Volume of air that can be forcibly inspired after a normal breath

c)

Volume of air that can be forcibly expired after a normal breath

d)

The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration

41.

What happens to tidal volume during exercise?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

42.

What happens to inspiratory reserve volume during exercise?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

43.

What happens to expiratory reserve volume during exercise?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

44.

What happens to residual volume during exercise?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

45.

What happens to minute ventilation during exercise?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

46.

Momentum equals...

a)

Mass / Velocity

b)

Velocity / Mass

c)

Acceleration x Mass

d)

Mass x Velocity

47.

If a performer's momentum is 1080kgm/s and their mass is 108kg, what is their velocity?

a)

116,640 m/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

1 m/s

48.

Which is not a type of frictional force?

a)

Static

b)

Slippy

c)

Sliding

49.

Which of these is not a horizontal force?

a)

Air resistance

b)

Friction

c)

Weight

50.

Friction can be affected by which of the following factors?

a)

Surface characteristics

b)

Temperature of the ice

c)

Weight of the ice

d)

Mass of the object

51.

On a free body diagram, where are weight and air resistance drawn from?

a)

Point of contact with the ground

b)

Centre of mass

c)

Foot

d)

Head

52.

On a free body diagram, where is the reaction force and friction drawn from?

a)

Head

b)

Foot

c)

Ground

d)

Point of contact

53.

True of false? The friction arrow on a free body diagram is drawn in opposition of motion?

a)

True

b)

False

54.

How is impulse shown on a graph?

a)

Distance - time graph

b)

Force - time graph

c)

Vector diagram

d)

Force - distance graph

55.

When running, what is shown first on a force-time graph?

a)

Negative impulse

b)

Positive impulse

56.

When accelerating, the net impulse will be...

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Equal

57.

In the middle of a 100m race, the net impulse of a sprinter is...

a)

Equal

b)

Positive

c)

Negative

58.

A cartwheel occurs in which axis?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Sagittal

d)

Frontal

59.

A spin in ice skating occurs in which axis?

a)

Transverse

b)

Sagittal

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Frontal

60.

A somersault occurs in which axis?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Frontal

d)

Longitudinal

61.

Angular displacement is measured in...

a)

Degrees

b)

Radians

c)

Radians/second

d)

Degrees/second

62.

1 radian is equal to...

a)

9.8 degrees

b)

45 degrees

c)

57.3 degrees

d)

37.5 degrees

e)

53.7 degrees

63.

The formula for angular acceleration is...

a)

Change is angular velocity / time

b)

Change in angular acceleration / time

c)

Change in time / Change in angular velocity

d)

Change in momentum / time

64.

True or false? Angular velocity and moment of inertia are inversely proportional.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Angular momentum =

a)

Angular velocity / moment of inertia

b)

Moment of inertia x angular velocity

c)

Moment of inertia / angular velocity

d)

Mass x moment of inertia x angular velocity

66.

How can you decrease your moment of inertia?

a)

Spreading your limbs away from the midline of the body

b)

Tucking your limbs towards the midline of the body

67.

What happens to angular momentum if moment of inertia increases?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

68.

The diffusion pathway for carbon dioxide is...

a)

Alveoli, blood, muscles

b)

Alveoli, muscles, blood

c)

Muscles, blood, alveoli

d)

Muscles, alveoli, blood

69.

Slow twitch muscle fibres have...

a)

High contraction speed but produce a low force

b)

Have high mitochondrial density but low capillary density

c)

Have a high aerobic capacity but slow contraction speed

d)

Have a slow contraction speed but produce a high force

e)

Have small motor neurone size and high fatigability

70.

True or false? Type 2a muscle fibres are more like slow twitch muscle fibres than type 2b.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

A motor unit consists of...

a)

Motor Neurone

b)

Muscle Fibres

c)

Muscle fibres and motor neurone

d)

Neither

72.

'Where there are repeated nerve impulses with no time to relax' is...

a)

All or none law

b)

Starling's law

c)

Cardiovascular drift

d)

Wave summation

e)

Spatial summation

73.

Walking occurs in the...

a)

Frontal plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Transverse plane

74.

A backflip occurs in the...

a)

Transverse plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Longitudinal plane

d)

Frontal plane

75.

Abduction and adduction occur in which plane?

a)

Transverse

b)

Frontal

c)

Sagittal

76.

Horizontal adduction occurs in which plane?

a)

Transverse

b)

Sagittal

c)

Frontal

77.

Which of the following is true when performing hip extension?

a)

Agonist - gluteals, Antagonist - hip flexors

b)

Agonist - hip flexors, Antagonist - gluteals

78.

What happens to the length of a muscle when it is concentrically contracting?

a)

Lengthens

b)

Shortens

c)

Stays the same

79.

What happens to the length of a muscle when it is eccentrically contracting?

a)

Lengthens

b)

Shortens

c)

Stays the same

80.

Which of the following factors affects the horizontal displacement of a projectile?

a)

Angle of release

b)

Speed of release

c)

Height of release

d)

All of these

81.

If the release height of an object is higher than the landing height than the angle of release needs to be...

a)

Greater than 45 degrees

b)

Less than 45 degrees

82.

If the release height of an object is lower than the landing height than the angle of release needs to be...

a)

Less than 45 degrees

b)

Greater than 45 degrees

83.

Which of the following pieces of equipment is more likely to follow a true parabola?

a)

Shuttlecock

b)

Foam tennis ball

c)

Shot put

84.

True of false? The vector component of a shot put at it's highest point is 0.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What are the two types of drag?

a)

Sliding

b)

Static

c)

Surface

d)

Form

86.

Surface drag is also known as...

a)

Form drag

b)

Skin drag

c)

Shape drag

87.

Form drag is also known as...

a)

Surface drag

b)

Shape drag

c)

Skin drag

88.

Bernoulli's Principle is...

a)

Where air molecules exert less pressure the faster they travel and more pressure when they travel slower.

b)

Where air molecules exert more pressure the faster they travel and less pressure when they travel slower.

89.

An increase in cross-sectional area __________ drag.

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Does not affect

90.

During expiration, the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

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