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VCert Health and Fitness Part 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which bone is not part of the axial skeleton?

a)

Cranium

b)

Ribs

c)

Femur

d)

Vertebra

2.

What is the function of short bones?

a)

Movement

b)

Support

c)

Protection

d)

Shape

3.

Identify the irregular bone.

a)

Carpals

b)

Humerus

c)

Tibia

d)

Vertebrae

4.

What type of bone is the femur?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Sesamoid

d)

Irregular

5.

Fixed and synovial are two types of joint. What is the third?

a)

Pivot

b)

Slightly Moveable

c)

Rotation

d)

Saddle

6.

Correctly identify the postural defect.

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Lordosis

7.

What type of joint is the wrist?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball & socket

c)

Pivot

d)

Condyloid

8.

State the joint action.

a)

Rotation

b)

Flexion

c)

Extension

d)

Adduction

9.

What is articulating cartilage?

a)

A protective covering at the end of bones.

b)

Connective tissue that joins bone to bone.

c)

A fluid that lubricates the joint and reduces friction.

d)

Seals the the synovial joint.

10.

Where is skeletal muscle found?

a)

In the heart.

b)

In blood vessels and organs.

c)

Attached to the skeleton.

11.

Cardiac muscle is involuntary. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Correctly identify the muscle.

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Biceps

c)

Triceps

d)

Deltoid

13.

Correctly identify the muscle on the left.

a)

Gluteus

b)

Soleus

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Hamstrings

14.

Correctly identify the joint action at the knee during the downward phase of a squat.

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

15.

Which muscle fibre type are rich in oxygen, resistant to fatigue and capable of producing repeated slow contractions.

a)

Type 1

b)

Type 2

16.

Diffusion is the movement of gas from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. True or false

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is tidal volume.

a)

The amount of air which enters the lungs during normal inhalation at rest.

b)

The amount of air breathed out after taking in the deepest breath.

c)

The amount of air left in the lungs after breathing out.

d)

The maximum amount of air you can breath in.

18.

What is the name of the smallest blood vessel.

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

19.

Which type of blood vessel has thick muscular, and elastic walls to withstand pressure.

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

20.

How do you calculate someone's maximum heart rate?

a)

220 + age

b)

220 - age

c)

220 / age