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WorksheetsStarter - GCSE PE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
To provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
To break down food and absorb nutrients
To remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm muscle?
This is where gas exchange happens.
Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.
It attaches to the lungs and contracts and relaxes to help in breathing.
These are the two two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
bronchi
alveoli
capillaries
bronchioles
What are the 3 key characteristics of alveoli? (What make them good at transporting oxygen/ removing CO2?)
Only one cell thick
Small to limit oxygen
Look like an apple to fit in lungs
Big surface area
Good blood supply
The ability of the heart and lungs to deliver oxygen to the working muscles...
Power
Muscular Endurance
Cardiovascular Endurance
Flexibility
What skeletal function would best aid the body in a rugby tackle
Red blood cell production
Movement
Support
Protection
What muscle is this?
Shin muscle
Gastrocnemius
Quadricep
Tibialis anterior
