Unit 1 B: Muscles and their roles for Pearson BTEC BTEC National Sport: 4 ready-made live quiz games, 60 questions in all.
The questions cover Fibre types, Muscle types, Motor units, Muscle roles, Named muscles and Types of contraction.
There are 2 practice sets, 1 quickfire round and 1 key words set. Question types: 26 multiple choice, 19 true or false, 8 matching and 7 fill the gap.
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Quickfire: B: Muscles and their roles
A-level15 questions· Warm-up
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions
- 1
Which pair of characteristics describes cardiac muscle?
Voluntary and fatiguingVoluntary and non-fatiguingInvoluntary and fatiguingInvoluntary and non-fatiguing
- 2
Which pair of terms describes cardiac muscle?
Involuntary and fatiguingVoluntary and fatiguingVoluntary and non-fatiguingInvoluntary and non-fatiguing
- 3
What is the neuromuscular junction?
The gap between two motor neuronesWhere a tendon meets a boneWhere two muscle fibres joinWhere a motor neurone meets a muscle fibre
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Key words: B: Muscles and their roles
A-level15 questions· Core
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions
- 1
What is the neuromuscular junction?
Where a motor neurone meets a muscle fibreThe gap between two motor neuronesWhere a tendon meets a boneWhere two muscle fibres join
- 2
What is meant by recruitment of motor units?
Making each fibre contract harderReplacing tired fibres with new fibresBringing more motor units into actionStimulating one unit at a faster rate
- 3
Which term describes a contraction in which the muscle shortens while producing tension?
ConcentricIsometricIsokineticEccentric
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Practice
B: Muscles and their roles: Fibre types
A-level15 questions· Core
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions
- 1
Which option lists the three fibre types found in skeletal muscle?
Skeletal, cardiac and smoothType I, type IIa and type IIxType Ia, type IIa and type IIbType I, type II and type III
- 2
Slow oxidative fibres are also known as type ____ fibres.
IIIIIxIIaI
- 3
True or false: The antagonist contracts to help the agonist produce the movement.
The antagonist contracts to help the agonist produce the movement.
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Practice
B: Muscles and their roles: Contraction types
A-level15 questions· Core
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions
- 1
Which muscle is the antagonist when the biceps brachii flexes the elbow?
Latissimus dorsiTrapeziusDeltoidTriceps brachii
- 2
State whether this is true or false: smooth muscle is involuntary and contracts slowly.
Smooth muscle is involuntary and contracts slowly.
- 3
True or false: Muscle strength and muscle mass tend to decline with age.
Muscle strength and muscle mass tend to decline with age.
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