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Post-Half Term Recap

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ​ (a)   nervous system receives ​signals from ​ (b)   neurons

Choose from the below words
central
sensory
peripheral, motor
autonomic, interneurons
sympathetic, efferent
2.

What type of contraction are the abdominals performing in this exercise?

a)

Isometric

b)

Isokinetic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Concentric

3.

The difference between oxygen content in the blood between arterial and venous blood is called what?

a)

Diffusion Rate

b)

a-VO2 difference

c)

Cardiac cycle

d)

Starlings Law

4.

An athlete who has a resting HR of 50 bpm and an average stroke volume of 100 ml, what will their cardiac output be?

a)

5000 ml

b)

150 ml

c)

500 ml

d)

0.5 L

5.

The ​ (a)   nerve​ (b)   the heart and the ​ (c)   nerve​ (d)   the heart

Choose from the below words
sympathetic
speeds up
parasympathetic
slows down
6.

Which hormone reduces heart rate

a)

Adrenaline

b)

Noradrenaline

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Endocrine

7.

Blood pH decreases during exercise due to lactic acid

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which type of receptors sense changes in blood pressure within the blood vessels?

a)

Baroreceptors

b)

Chemoreceptors

c)

Thermoreceptors

d)

Capillaries

9.

Chemoreceptors primarily responds to changes levels of "what" in the blood?

a)

CO2

b)

O2

c)

Heamoglobin

d)

Lactic Acid

10.

An increased network of blood vessels to the working muscles is called "what"?

a)

Hyperplasia

b)

Hypertrophy

c)

Capillarisation

d)

Adaptation of muscle fibres

11.

What two compounds storage levels are increased after a period of steady state training?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Protein

c)

Triglycerides

d)

ADP

12.

What does ossification lead to?

a)

Decreased bone density

b)

Increased storage of osteoblasts

c)

Increased bone density

d)

Reduced collagen

13.

Training causes an increase in the parasympathetic activity of the heart, decreasing the sinoatrial node’s firing rate

and slowing or lowering resting heart rate

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Signals that are sent from the cardiovascular centre in the brain are received where in the heart, in order to speed it up or slow it down?

a)

Atrioventricular Node

b)

Vagus Nerve

c)

Sinoatrial Node

d)

Sympathetic Nerves

15.

Which measure of blood pressure responds the greatest during exercise?

a)

Systolic

b)

Diastolic

16.

GTOs are ​ (a)   located within the ​ (b)   and sensitive to ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
proprioceptors
tendons
stretch
muscle fibers
ligaments
pressure
17.

Muscle spindles sense what in relation to a stretch?

a)

Velocity

b)

Degree

c)

Tissue

d)

Type

18.

Muscle spindles tell muscles to do "what" to reduce the risk of injury from over-stretching?

a)

Relax

b)

Contract

c)

Produce energy

d)

Increase blood pressure

19.

Which area of the heart undergoes cardiac hypertrophy to support increased stroke volume?

20.

What happens to the number of red blood cells after a period of training?

a)

Stay the same

b)

Reduce

c)

Increase