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WorksheetsOCR A-Level PE (Applied anatomy and physiology)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Connects bone to bone and stabilises joints during movement is the function of?
Tendon
Ligament
Bursae
Articular cartilage
Which of the following is not a type of bone?
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Tiny
Which of the following is not a role of the skeleton?
Protection of vital organs
Site for blood cell production
Provides points of attachment
Responsible for movement
Which of the following is not a plane of movement?
Frontal
Transverse
Longitudinal
Sagittal
Which plane of movement... 'Divides the body into left and right parts from the medial (midline) to the lateral (outside)?'
Sagittal
Frontal
Transverse
Which plane of movement... 'Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)?'
Frontal
Sagittal
Transverse
Which plane of movement... 'Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts?'
Transverse
Frontal
Sagittal
Movement of the limbs away from the midline of the body parallel to the ground.
Flexion
Horizontal flexion
Horizontal extension
Extension
Fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibres are also known as...
Type 1
Type 2a
Type 2b
A muscle that stabilises one part of a body while another causes movement is the definition of...
Agonist
Antagonist
Fixator
The agonist for flexion at the knee is the...
Iliopsoas
Bicep femoris (hamstring group)
Gastrocnemius
Rectus femoris (quadriceps groups)
The agonist for flexion at the at the hip is...
Latissimus dorsi
Iliopsoas
Gluteus maximus
Adductor brevis
The agonist muscle for dorsi-flexion is...
Soleus
Gastrocnemius
Tibialis anterior
Achilles
The antagonist for plantar flexion at the ankle is...
Tibialis anterior
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
The hamstring group is made up of...
Bicep femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Rectus femoris
Which of the following is not a muscle in the quadriceps group?
Biceps femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus medialis
What type of joint is the wrist?
Ball and Socket
Condyloid
Hinge
Pivot
The elbow joint is made up for the humerus, radius and ulna.
True
False
A motor unit is made up of the motor (a) and the muscle fibres it stimulates.
A nerve impulse is conducted down the axon to the synaptic cleft by an _____ _________ .
(a)
A (a) called acetylcholine (Ach) assists the nerve impulse across the synaptic cleft into the muscle fibre.
If the electrical charge reaches a threshold value, the muscle fibre will contract in an ___ __ ____ fashion.
(a)
Marathon runners have a high percentage of ___________ muscle fibres.
Slow oxidative
Fast oxidative glycolytic
Fast glycolytic
'A structure in the sarcoplasm responsible for aerobic energy production'
Mitochondria
Myoglobin
Phosphocreatine
Which muscle fibre has the lowest resistance to fatigue?
Slow oxidative
Fast oxidative glycolytic
Fast glycolytic
