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AQA GCSE PE - Cardio-respiratory system

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these lung volumes is defined as the volume of air left in the lungs after maximal expiration?

a)

Expiratory reserve volume

b)

Inspiratory reserve volume

c)

Residual volume

d)

Tidal volume

2.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
3.

Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

4.
What is the role of the respiratory system?
a)
Add CO2
b)
Remove O2 
c)
Add CO2 and remove O2
d)
Add O2 and remove CO2 
5.
At the alveoli the O2 and CO2 are swapped through gaseous exchange into and out of the....
a)
capillary 
b)
vessel
c)
vein
d)

Mr Wilkinson's wet football boot

6.
The route of oxygen molecule is...
a)
trachea-bronchus-bronchioles-capillaries
b)
bronchus-trachea-alveoli-bronchioles
c)
trachea-alveoli-bronchioles-bronchus-trachea-bronchus-broncioles-alveoli 
d)
trachea-bronchus-broncioles-alveoli 
7.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
8.

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

9.

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

10.

What is the site of gas exchange?

a)

alveoli

b)

nose

c)

lung

d)

bronchi

11.

The division of the trachea forms

a)

nose

b)

main bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

12.
After the trachea, air travels through the...
a)
Bronchiole
b)
Alveoli
c)
Bronchus
d)
Capillary
13.

A capillary is a form of...

a)

Gas exchange

b)

Respiration

c)

Blood vessel

d)

Alveoli

14.
Oxygen + haemoglobin = ?
a)
oxygenated haemoglobin
b)
oxyhaemoglobin
c)
haemoglobin
d)
oxygenglobin
15.

Gaseous exchange happens because of...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Respiration

c)

Diffusion

d)

Semi-permeable membranes

16.

Diffusion is...

a)

Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to high

b)

Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to low

c)

Movement of gas from an area of low concentration to high

d)

Movement of gas from an area of low concentration to low

17.
Blood arriving in the capillary from the body has a...
a)
Higher concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a lower concentration of oxygen (O2)
b)
Higher concentration of oxygen (O2) and a lower concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2)
18.

What is gaseous exchange?

a)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the bronchi and pulmonary artery

b)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the alveoli and bloodstream

c)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the heart and lungs

d)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the nasal cavity and heart

19.

During inspiration the breathing muscles.....

a)

Contract

b)

Relax

20.

During inspiration the diaphragm .....

a)

is dome shaped

b)

flatterns

21.

During inspiration the intercostal muscles.....

a)

relax

b)

contract

22.

During inspiration the size of the chest cavity.....

a)

reduces

b)

increases

23.

During inspiration air passes from the higher pressure outside the lungs to the lower pressure inside the lungs

a)

True

b)

False

24.

During expiration the breathing muscles .....

a)

Contract

b)

Relax

25.

During expiration the diaphragm returns .....

a)

to its dome shaped

b)

to its flattened shape

26.

During expiration the intercostal muscles.....

a)

relax

b)

contract

27.

Expiration - the reduction in the size of the chest cavity increases the pressure of the air in the lungs and causes it be .....

a)

breathed in

b)

expelled

28.

During extercise which muscles assist with inspiration?

a)

Sternocleidomastoid & Pectorals

b)

Abdominals & Pectorals

c)

Deltoids & Latissimus Dorsi

29.

During exercise which muscles assist with expiration?

a)

Sternocleidomastoid

b)

Abdominals

c)

Deltoids

30.

During expiration the size of the chest cavity.....

a)

reduces

b)

increases

31.

Respiratory rate is..

a)

Amount of breaths you take in a minute

b)

Heart Rate

c)

Volume of air expired

d)

Volume of air in the lungs

32.

An 18 year old will breathe around how many breathes per minute

a)

20

b)

5

c)

12

d)

19

33.

What is the air that remains after maximal expiration?

a)

Residing Volume

b)

Residual Volume

c)

Residual Extra

d)

Residential Volume

34.

The volume of air breathed in or out with each breath.

a)

Minute ventilation

b)

Tidal volume

c)

Vital capacity

d)

Residual volume

35.
What part of the heart delivers unoxygenated blood to the lungs?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pulmonary vein
c)
Aorta
d)
Left ventricle
36.
What part of the heart delivers richly oxygenated blood to the body?
a)
Aorta
b)
Superior vena cava
c)
Tricuspid valve
d)
Pulmonary artery
37.
True or False: Pulmonary veins take unoxygenated blood away from the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What part of the heart delivers oxygenated blood to the heart?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pulmonary vein
c)
Aorta
d)
Tricuspid valve
39.
True or False: The atriums are located below the ventricles.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or False: There are four chambers in the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which chamber does oxygenated blood enter the heart first?
a)
Left atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right atrium
d)
Right ventricle
42.

Which side of the heart contains deoxygenated blood?

a)

right side

b)

left side

43.

The lower chambers of the heart are called...

a)

Ventricles

b)

Atria

c)

Capillaries

d)

Aorta

44.

Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart are called...

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

45.

Blood vessels carrying blood back to the heart are...

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capilaries

46.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

47.

What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

b)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

48.

Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

49.

What type of blood do the arteries usually carry?

a)

Oxygenated Blood

b)

Deoxygenated Blood

50.

Which blood vessel has valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

51.
The amount of air you can force out after a normal breath out
a)
Expiratory Reserve
b)
Functional Residual Capacity
c)
Vital Capacity
d)
Inspiratory Capacity
52.
What equipment is used to measure air being inspired and expired?
a)
spirometre
b)
spirometer
c)
inspirometer
d)
expirometer
53.

Deoxygenated blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

54.

What are the 2 main functions of the Cardiovascular System

a)

Supply the body with Oxygen and Nutrients

b)

To support the body

c)

To attach bones to muscles

d)

To remove waste products

55.

What is Heart Rate?

a)

Number of beats per second

b)

Number of beats per minute

c)

Number of beats per hour

56.

What is Stroke Volume?

a)

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per hour

b)

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute

c)

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per beat

57.

What is the equation for Cardiac Output? (The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute)

a)

Heart Rate x Stroke Volume

b)

Stroke Volume x Tidal Volume

c)

Tidal Volume x Heart Rate

58.

Vasodilation is...

a)

The narrowing of blood vessels

b)

The widening of blood vessels