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Level 3 BTEC Sport - Skeletal (Responses / Adaptation)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a meant by the term "A response to exercise"?

a)

Short term effects on the body

b)

Long term effects on the body

2.

Which is a response to exercise on the skeletal system?

a)

Increase mineral uptake

b)

Increase bone density

c)

Decrease in synovial fluid

d)

More mitochondria

3.

Which is a response to exercise on the skeletal system?

a)

Increase in synovial fluid

b)

Increased shock absorption

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Vascular shunting

4.

What are the 2 purposes of an increase in synovial fluid?

a)

Increases lubrication of joints

b)

Decreased lubrication of joints

c)

Increases friction

d)

Decreases friction

5.

What is arthritis?

a)

Inflammation at a joint

b)

Overload of cartilage

c)

Increased range of movement

d)

Involuntary contraction

6.

What is an adaptation to exercise that occurs to the skeletal system?

a)

Increase in bone density

b)

Increase synovial fluid

c)

Increase in mineral uptake

d)

Osteoporosis

7.

What is an adaptation to exercise that occurs to the skeletal system?

a)

Increase ligament strength

b)

Hypertrophy

c)

Increase tendon strength

d)

Increase size of mitochondria

8.

What is an adaptation to exercise that occurs to the skeletal system?

a)

Bones more resistant to breakage

b)

Increase blood supply

c)

Bones take in more minerals

d)

Increase in synovial fluid

9.

What is osteoporosis caused by?

a)

Lack of vitamin D

b)

Lack of calcium

c)

Lack of protein

d)

Lack of vitamin C

10.

A disease that weakens the bones is a description of what?

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Hypertrophy

c)

Sarcopenia

d)

Hypotension

11.

What is the function of an osteoclast?

a)

Breaks down bone

b)

Creates new bone

c)

Promotes muscle growth

d)

Produces synovial fluid

12.

What is the function of an osteoblast?

a)

Creates new bones

b)

Breaks down bone

c)

Lubricates joints

d)

Causes microtears

13.

Which 2 are not responses to exercise on the skeletal system?

a)

Increase mineral density

b)

More synovial fluid produced

c)

Bones take in more minerals

d)

Bones become weaker

14.

What is the purpose of a ligament?

a)

Connects bone to bone

b)

Connects bone to muscle

c)

Connects bone to tendon

d)

Connects tendon to cartilage

15.

What type of training isn't suitable for a child?

a)

Weight training

b)

Continuous training

c)

Fartlek training

d)

Plyometric training

16.

What is a meant by the term "An adaptation as a result of exercise"?

a)

Long term effects on the body

b)

Short term effects on the body

17.

What happens to the synovial fluid during exercise?

a)

Becomes less viscous

b)

Becomes more viscous

18.

What are the effects of arthritis?

a)

Causes pain

b)

Causes stiffness

c)

Causes a build up of synovial fluid

d)

Causes cramp

19.

Damaging the _________ during puberty can stunt a child's bone growth

a)

Epiphyseal plates

b)

Synovial Cavity

c)

Phalanges

d)

Bursa

20.

What are the additional factors that can affect the skeletal system?

a)

Age

b)

Arthritis

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Hyper-extension