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Short and long term effects of exercise

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

During exercise, your breathing rate increased in order to accommodate:

a)

Increased carbon dioxide needs of your muscles

b)

Increased oxygen needs of your heart

c)

Increased oxygen needs of your muscles

d)

Increased carbon dioxide needs of your lungs

2.

Sweating is an example of what type of effect of exercise?

a)

Immediate

b)

Short Term

c)

Long Term

d)

All of these answers

3.

Which of these is a immediate effect of physical exercise?

a)

Increased Heart Rate

b)

Increase in aerobic fitness

c)

Improvement in stamina

4.

Short term effects of exercise are

a)

immediate and long lasting

b)

immediate and temporary

c)

Over a period of time and long lasting

d)

Over a period of time and temporary

5.

Which of the following is NOT a short term effect of exercise?

a)

Fatigue

b)

DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness)

c)

Light headedness

d)

Hypertrophy

6.

Which one of the following is a short-term effect of exercise on the muscular system?

a)

Decrease in stroke volume

b)

Increase in the temperature of the muscles

c)

Decrease in blood flow from the heart

d)

Increase in muscle mass

7.

What do the effects of Lactic acid result in?

a)

Fatigue

b)

Energy

c)

Muscular pain

d)

Muscular growth

8.

What is vascular shunt?

a)

A hormone released from the adrenal glands

b)

The rise of the heart rate before exercise

c)

When blood is distributed to the working muscles and less to the non-essential organs

d)

A drop in temperature of the heart

9.

As we start exercising, the heart does which of the following?

a)

The heart rate decreases and beats with greater force

b)

The heart rate decreases and beats with lower force

c)

The heart rate increases and beats with lower force

d)

The heart rate increases and beats with greater force

10.

What are the short term effects of exercise?

a)

Cramp, Fatigue, Increased heart rate

b)

Cramp, DOMS, Nausea

c)

DOMS, Nausea, Muscle Strain

d)

DOMS, Nausea, Increased heart rate

11.

During exercise the skin reddens because...

a)

Sweat is red

b)

Capillaries close to the surface expand to release heat

c)

The skin is cold

12.

Which of the following does not change as a specific result of long term exercise?

a)

Body Shape

b)

Lactic Acid Build Up

c)

Heart Size

d)

Resting Heart Rate

13.

Regular exercise causes stroke volume to...

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the Same

d)

Stop

14.

Regular exercise causes resting heart rate to...

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Stop

15.

The amount of blood ejected from the heart per beat is the...

a)

Stroke Volume

b)

Cardiac Output

c)

Heart Rate

d)

Tidal Volume

16.

Your heart becomes stronger and bigger as a result of long term exercise this is known as?

a)

Left Ventricle

b)

Muscular Hypertrophy

c)

Cardiac Hypertrophy

d)

Cardiac Atrophy

17.

Which of these are long term effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system?

a)

A stronger heart and less chance of heart disease

b)

Stronger breathing muscles and less chance of lung disease

c)

All of these answers

d)

Stronger bones and less chance of fractures

18.

Long term effects of exercise are...

a)

Immediate and long lasting

b)

Immediate and temporary

c)

Over a period of time and as a result of regular exercise

d)

Over a period of time and as a result of one training session

19.

Which of these are long term effects of exercise on the respiratory system?

a)

Increased vital capacity

b)

Increased lung efficiency

c)

Increased maximum oxygen uptake

d)

All these answers

20.

Cardiac Output increases as your Stroke Volume is increased due to a larger left ventricle muscle. What is Cardiac Output?

a)

The amount of blood ejected from the heart per beat

b)

The amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute

c)

The amount of air inspired or expired per breath

d)

The amount of air inspired or expired per minute.

21.

Stroke Volume is...

a)

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle per minute

b)

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle per beat

c)

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle per breath

d)

The volume of blood the heart receieves at rest