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OCR A-Level PE (Applied anatomy and physiology)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Connects bone to bone and stabilises joints during movement is the function of?

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Bursae

d)

Articular cartilage

2.

Which of the following is not a type of bone?

a)

Flat

b)

Irregular

c)

Sesamoid

d)

Tiny

3.

Which of the following is not a role of the skeleton?

a)

Protection of vital organs

b)

Site for blood cell production

c)

Provides points of attachment

d)

Responsible for movement

4.

Which of the following is not a plane of movement?

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Sagittal

5.

Which plane of movement... 'Divides the body into left and right parts from the medial (midline) to the lateral (outside)?'

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

6.

Which plane of movement... 'Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)?'

a)

Frontal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

7.

Which plane of movement... 'Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts?'

a)

Transverse

b)

Frontal

c)

Sagittal

8.

Movement of the limbs away from the midline of the body parallel to the ground.

a)

Flexion

b)

Horizontal flexion

c)

Horizontal extension

d)

Extension

9.

Fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibres are also known as...

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2a

c)

Type 2b

10.

A muscle that stabilises one part of a body while another causes movement is the definition of...

a)

Agonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Fixator

11.

The agonist for flexion at the knee is the...

a)

Iliopsoas

b)

Bicep femoris (hamstring group)

c)

Gastrocnemius

d)

Rectus femoris (quadriceps groups)

12.

The agonist for flexion at the at the hip is...

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Iliopsoas

c)

Gluteus maximus

d)

Adductor brevis

13.

The agonist muscle for dorsi-flexion is...

a)

Soleus

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Tibialis anterior

d)

Achilles

14.

The antagonist for plantar flexion at the ankle is...

a)

Tibialis anterior

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Soleus

15.

The hamstring group is made up of...

a)

Bicep femoris

b)

Semimembranosus

c)

Semitendinosus

d)

Rectus femoris

16.

Which of the following is not a muscle in the quadriceps group?

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Vastus lateralis

c)

Vastus intermedius

d)

Vastus medialis

17.

What type of joint is the wrist?

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Condyloid

c)

Hinge

d)

Pivot

18.

The elbow joint is made up for the humerus, radius and ulna.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A motor unit is made up of the motor (a)   and the muscle fibres it stimulates.

20.

A nerve impulse is conducted down the axon to the synaptic cleft by an _____ _________ .

(a)  

21.

A (a)   called acetylcholine (Ach) assists the nerve impulse across the synaptic cleft into the muscle fibre.

22.

If the electrical charge reaches a threshold value, the muscle fibre will contract in an ___ __ ____ fashion.

(a)  

23.

Marathon runners have a high percentage of ___________ muscle fibres.

a)

Slow oxidative

b)

Fast oxidative glycolytic

c)

Fast glycolytic

24.

'A structure in the sarcoplasm responsible for aerobic energy production'

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Myoglobin

c)

Phosphocreatine

25.

Which muscle fibre has the lowest resistance to fatigue?

a)

Slow oxidative

b)

Fast oxidative glycolytic

c)

Fast glycolytic