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OCR GCSE PE - Effects of Exercise on the body

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

Which one of the following is a short-term effect of exercise on the Muscular system?

a)

Decrease in stroke volume

b)

Increase in the temperature

c)

Decrease in blood flow from the heart

d)

Increase in muscle mass

2.

What is vascular shunting?

a)

A hormone released from the adrenal glands

b)

The rise of the heart rate before exercise

c)

When blood is distributed to the working muscles and less to the non-essential organs

d)

A drop in temperature of the heart

3.

Which of these is a short-term effect on the Cardiovascular System?

a)

Increased Heart Rate

b)

Increase in aerobic fitness

c)

Improvement in stamina

d)

Improvement in stamina

4.

Which is a short-term effect on the respiratory system?

a)

Increase Breathing Rate

b)

Decrease Tidal Volume

c)

Decrease in Lactic Acid

d)

Increase resistance to fatigue

5.

Which is a short-term effect on the respiratory system?

a)

Increase Heart size

b)

Increase Minute Ventilation

c)

Increase strength

d)

Increase endurance

6.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exercise on the Muscular system?

a)

Fatigue

b)

Increased Tidal Volume

c)

Light headedness

d)

Muscle hypertrophy

7.

Which one of the following is a short-term effect of exercise on the Muscular system?

a)

Decrease in stroke volume

b)

Build up of Lactic Acid

c)

Decrease in blood flow from the heart

d)

Increase rate of recovery

8.

Which of these is a short-term effect on the Cardiovascular System?

a)

Decrease Heart Rate

b)

Increase in aerobic fitness

c)

Improvement in stamina

d)

Increase Cardiac Output

9.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exercise on the Muscular system?

a)

Increase Tidal Volume

b)

Hypertrophy

c)

Vascular Shunting

d)

Increased Resting Heart rate

10.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exercise on the Cardiovascular System?

a)

Increase Tidal Volume

b)

Cardiac Hypertrophy

c)

Increase Bone Density

d)

Muscle Hypertrophy

11.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exercise on the Cardiovascular System?

a)

Increased Resting Heart Rate

b)

Increase Tidal Volume

c)

Increase Cardiac output

d)

Lactic Acid Build up

12.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exercise on the Skeletal System?

a)

Decreased Resting Heart Rate

b)

Increase Muscular Strength

c)

Increase Muscular Endurance

d)

Increased Bone Density

13.

What is osteoporosis?

a)

A condition where bones become weaker and more brittle

b)

Where the walls of the heart become weaker

c)

Where bone growth is stopped

d)

Where muscular growth is prevented due to a loss of neural connections

14.

Which is a Long-term effect on the respiratory system?

a)

Increase Heart rate

b)

Lactic Acid build up

c)

Capillarisation

d)

Increase Breathing Rate

15.

Which is a Long-term effect on the respiratory system?

a)

Hypertrophy

b)

Vascular Shunting

c)

Increase Muscle temperature

d)

Increase Strength of Intercostal Muscles

16.

Which of the following is a long-term effect of exercise on the Cardiovascular System?

a)

Increased Tidal Volume

b)

Increase Rate of Recovery

c)

Increase Bone Density

d)

Hypertrophy of muscle

17.

What best describes Stroke Volume?

a)

The amount of blood pumped in 1 beat

b)

The amount of blood pumped during exercise

c)

The amount of blood pumped around the body in 1 minute

d)

The amount of blood circulated from the heart to the lungs in 1 minute?

18.

Which best describes the Cardiac Output?

a)

The amount of blood pumped around the body in 1 beat

b)

The amount of blood going back to the Heart

c)

The amount of blood pumped around the body in 1 minute

d)

The amount of blood pumped around the body from the start to finish of exercise

19.

What does Hypertrophy mean?

a)

Increase in size of muscles/ heart due to long-term exercise.

b)

Increase in muscle size due during exercise.

c)

Increase in breathing rate during exercise

d)

Lowered resting heart rate due to long - term exercise.

20.

What is Tidal Volume?

a)

The amount of air expired and inspired in 1 breath

b)

The amount of air expired and inspired during exercise

c)

The amount of air expired and inspired in 1 minute

d)

The amount of blood circulated from the heart to the lungs in 1 minute