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Edexcel GCSE PE - Long term effects of exercise

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

A long term effect of exercise on the skeletal system is

a)

Increased chance of fracture

b)

increased density of bones

c)

increase in speed

d)

reduced chance of a muscular strain

2.

A long term effect of exercise on the skeletal system is

a)

Increased chance of injury

b)

decreased recovery rate

c)

stronger tendons and ligaments

d)

reduced chance of a muscular strain

3.

Hypertrophy is a long term effect on the muscular system, which muscle fibres experience hypertrophy after prolonged aerobic exercise

a)

fast twitch

b)

both fast and slow twitch

c)

slow twitch

d)

all muscle types

4.

A long term effect of exercise on the muscular system is

a)

reduced blood pressure

b)

increased number of alveoli

c)

increased tolerance to lactic acid

d)

decreased tolerance to lactic acid

5.

A long term effect of exercise on the respiratory system is

a)

increased number of alveoli

b)

increased flexibility

c)

increased strength

d)

increased joint stability

6.

A long term effect of exercise on the respiratory system is

a)

cardiac hypertrophy

b)

increase in the number of white blood cells

c)

increased breathing rate

d)

increased tidal volume and vital capacity

7.

A long term effect of exercise on the respiratory system is

a)

hypertrophy

b)

increase strength of diaphragm and intercostal muscles

c)

increased resting heart rate

d)

decreased tidal volume and vital capacity

8.

A long term effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system is

a)

faster recovery rate

b)

decreased capillaristion

c)

increased number of blood cells

d)

increased strength

9.

A long term effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system is

a)

recovery rate

b)

increased capillarisation

c)

increased bone density

d)

increased strength

10.

A long term effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system is

a)

recovery rate

b)

increased resting stroke volume

c)

increased bone density

d)

increased strength

11.

stronger ligaments are a long term effect of exercise on the skeletal system, how would this impact the performer

a)

less chance of compounds fractures

b)

less chance of a dislocation

c)

more oxygen can be delivered to working muscles

d)

allows more force to be produced by the player.

12.

an increase in myoglobin is a long term effect of exercise on the muscular system, but what does it enable

a)

it allows more oxygen to breathed in

b)

more oxygen can be delivered to the working muscles

c)

increase in the production of slow twitch muscle fibres

d)

increased strength

13.

an increase in red blood cells is a long term effect of exercise, but how does it impact the working body?

a)

increase the delivery rate of the white blood cells when we are injured

b)

allows for more CO2 to be delivered to the working muscles

c)

allows for more oxygen to be delivered to the working muscles.

d)

allows the lungs to fully inflate.

14.

Define osteoporosis

a)

a condition causing the bones to become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, resulting from hormone changes, or a deficiency in calcium of vitamin d

b)

a condition causing the bones to become fractured regularly, resulting from hormone changes, or a deficiency in calcium of vitamin d

c)

a condition causing the tendons to become inflamed to become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, resulting from hormone changes, or a deficiency in calcium of vitamin d

d)

a condition causing the ligaments to become inflamed to become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, resulting from hormone changes, or a deficiency in calcium of vitamin d

15.

define coronary heart disease

a)

when your pulmonary vein becomes narrow by a slow build-up of fatty materials within their walls

b)

when your coronary arteries are narrowed due to an increase in resting blood pressure

c)

when your coronary arteries become more elasticated by a slow build-up of fatty materials within their walls

d)

when your coronary arteries are narrowed by a slow build-up of fatty materials within their walls