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Unit 3, Part 1: Physical Activity and Fitness

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a component of physical fitness?

a)

strength

b)

body composition

c)

flexibility

d)

all of the above

2.

What are 3 ways you can minimize your risk of injury when exercising or playing a sport?

a)

Drink a lot of water and stay hydrated.

b)

Wear proper weather related gear.

c)

Use warm-ups and cooldowns.

d)

Continue to play in the activity even when in pain.

3.

A mental benefit of physical activity includes...

a)

Improved sleep quality

b)

Decreased stress

c)

Develop teamwork skills

d)

Increased fitness

4.

Any movement that requires your body to use energy (burn calories).

a)

Physical Activity

b)

Physical Fitness

c)

Exercise

d)

Nutrition

5.

Physical activity that is planned, structured, and done repeatedly for the purpose of improving fitness is called:

a)

Exercise

b)

Cardio

c)

Flexibility

d)

Physical fitness

6.

What is physical fitness?

a)

The ability to do everyday tasks without getting tired.

b)

The way your body adapts to the stress of exercise.

c)

Any physical activities that improves your ability to complete tasks.

d)

All of the above.

7.

Which health related component of fitness involves the range of motion in and around your joints.

a)

Cardio-respiratory endurance

b)

Body Composition

c)

Flexibility

d)

Muscular Strength

8.

The health related component of fitness that covers what the body is composed of. The amount of lean mass compared to fat mass.

a)

Body Composition

b)

Muscular Endurance

c)

Flexibility

d)

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

9.
The ability of your muscles to exert force 
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Flexibility
d)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
10.

The ability of your muscles to exert force for an extended period of time or for many repetitions

a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
d)
Flexibility
11.

The ability of you heart to pump blood and lungs to receive oxygen so that you have the ability to sustain an activity for an extended period of time

a)

Muscular Strength

b)

Muscular Endurance

c)

Flexibility

d)

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

12.
Which is a good example of an activity that would increase flexibility?
a)
Playing basketball
b)
Yoga
c)
Golf
d)
Tennis
13.

Jane's ability to perform 45 pushups is an example of which component of fitness

a)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Muscular Strength
d)
Flexibility
14.
What  component would be most important to a long distance runner?
a)
Reaction time 
b)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
c)
Agility
d)
Muscular Strength
15.
 Bench pressing heavier weights helps which  component of fitness the most...
a)
Body Composition
b)
Flexibility
c)
Muscle Endurance
d)
Muscle Strength
16.

Physical activity increases our

a)

Mental wellness (how well we think)

b)

Physical wellness (how well our bodies perform)

c)

Emotional wellness (how we feel)

d)

All of the above

17.

Aerobic means muscles require...

a)

Glucose

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Gatorade

d)

Oxygen

18.
What type of respiration does not require oxygen?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
19.
Which of the following exercises is an example of an aerobic exercise?
a)
Weightlifting
b)
Riding a bike
c)
Sprinting
d)
Pullups
20.
Which of the following exercises is an example of anaerobic exercise?
a)
Jogging 
b)
Playing soccer
c)

Lifting weights

d)
Swimming 
21.

The functions are the skeletal system are

a)

To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

b)

to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

c)

to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

d)

to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

22.

What is cartilage?

a)

joints that connect bone to tissue

b)

Connective tissue that acts as balance for the body

c)

Connective tissue near joints that act as a shock absorber

d)

a piece of tissue that is attached to the scapula

23.

How many bones are in the adult human body?

a)

260

b)

280

c)

208

d)

206

24.

identify the skeletal bone in the picture that is highlighted green and blue; also known as the breastbone

a)

clavilce

b)

Sternum

c)

Rib Cage

d)

verterbrae

25.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted blue

a)

mandible

b)

humerus

c)

cranium

d)

femur

26.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted green

a)

fibula

b)

femur

c)

tibia

d)

phalanges

27.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

a)

ribs

b)

phalanges

c)

patella

d)

humerus

28.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in green; cartilage surrounds this bone to act as a shock absorber

a)

femur

b)

mandible

c)

humerus

d)

patella

29.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in red

a)

sternum

b)

ribs

c)

femur

d)

vertebrae

30.

What bone makes up your fingers and your toes?

a)

phalanges

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

scapula

31.

What bone is also known as your shoulder blade?

a)

Sternum

b)

Scapula

c)

Thorax

d)

Vertebrae

32.

What bone is also known as your collar bone and links the sternum?

a)

scapula

b)

vertebrae

c)

humerus

d)

clavicle

33.
Which of the following is a hinge joint? 
a)
hip
b)
elbow
c)
shoulder
d)
neck
34.
What attaches bone to bone?
a)
tendons
b)
ligaments
35.
The place where two or more bones connect is called a 
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Joint
d)
Connector
36.
Joints are held together with strong elastic bands of connective tissue called
a)
Tendons
b)
Muscles
c)
Ligaments
d)
Bones
37.
Ligaments are the connective tissue that attach
a)
Bone to Bone
b)
Bone to Muscle
c)
Muscles to Muscles
d)
Muscles to Dermis
38.
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
a)
a clock
b)
a screw
c)
a wheel
d)
a door hinge
39.
our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?
a)
hinge
b)
ball and socket
c)
pivot
d)
fixed 
40.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
41.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
42.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
43.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
44.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
45.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
46.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
47.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
48.
Which part of the circulatory system is the most complex? 
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Red Blood Cells
c)
Heart
d)
Blood
49.
What are tubes that carry blood through the entire body?
a)
Blood Vessels
b)
Plasma
c)
The Heart
d)
Platelets
50.
Which of the following is not a blood vessel? 
a)
 Capillaries
b)
Veins
c)
Arteries
d)
The Heart
51.
Which of the following carries blood that has oxygen and nutrients away from the heart? 
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Plasma
d)
Red Blood Cells
52.
Which of the following carries waste products such as carbon dioxide back to the heart? 
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Platelets
53.
Which of the following are very small vessels that exchange oxygen and nutrients for waste and carbon dioxide from the blood to the cell?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
d)
Platelets
54.
What are disc-shaped cells that contain iron rich hemoglobin? 
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Capillaries
c)
Plasma
d)
Red Blood Cells
55.
What are large cells that fight bacteria, viruses, and other invaders? 
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platelets
d)
White Blood Cells
56.
What is the liquid part of the blood called? 
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Platelets
c)
Plasma
d)
Red Blood Cells
57.
Which part of the blood helps it to clot? 
a)
Platelets
b)
Plasma
c)
Red Blood Cells
d)
White Blood Cells
58.
What is the largest artery in the human body called?
a)
Superior Vena Cava
b)
Aorta
c)
Inferior Vena Cava
d)
Pulmonary Artery
59.
The upper chambers of the heart are known as...
a)
valves
b)
ventricles
c)
atria
d)
septum
60.
To pump and circulate blood is the work of which organ?
a)
lungs
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
d)
heart
61.
How many valves are in the heart?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
62.
The lower chambers of the heart are known as...
a)
valves
b)
ventricles
c)
atria
d)
septum
63.
Blood high in carbon dioxide enters the heart through the superior vena cava into which atria?
a)
left
b)
right
64.
Blood leaving the heart to go to the body leaves from which ventricle?
a)
left
b)
right
65.
Pulmonary referrs to the lungs, blood leaving the heart through the pulmonary artery is high in which gas?
a)
nitrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
helium
66.
What are the four blood types?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
e)
All are correct