Unit 1 C: Respiratory responses and adaptations quiz games for BTEC National Sport

1. 1

   What is atrophy?

   A rise in capillary numbersA decrease in the size of muscleAn increase in muscle fibre sizeA fall in resting heart rate
2. 2

   What is a training adaptation?

   A lasting body change from trainingA rise in heart rate in one sessionA loss of fitness after stoppingA skill learned in practice
3. 3

   What does the hormone EPO stimulate?

   Red blood cell productionSweat gland activityGrowth of new alveoliPlasma volume increase

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1. 1

   What is the main reason performance falls at altitude?

   Less oxygen reaches the working musclesThe air is much hotterResting heart rate falls sharplyBlood carries more carbon dioxide
2. 2

   What is the role of sweat on the skin?

   It keeps the skin warmIt blocks heat from the sunIt raises core temperatureIt cools the body as it evaporates
3. 3

   What is meant by diffusion of a gas?

   Moving from low to high partial pressureWater crossing a partially permeable membraneBeing carried by haemoglobinMoving from high to low partial pressure

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1. 1

   True or false: Tidal volume increases as exercise intensity increases.

   Tidal volume increases as exercise intensity increases.
2. 2

   True or false: Minute ventilation falls as exercise intensity increases.

   Minute ventilation falls as exercise intensity increases.
3. 3

   Which nerve carries impulses that slow the sinoatrial node?

   Hypothalamic nerveParasympathetic (vagus) nervePhrenic nerveSympathetic (accelerator) nerve

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1. 1

   True or false: Regular endurance training lowers resting heart rate.

   Regular endurance training lowers resting heart rate.
2. 2

   True or false: Resting stroke volume rises with endurance training.

   Resting stroke volume rises with endurance training.
3. 3

   True or false: Long-term endurance training increases blood volume.

   Long-term endurance training increases blood volume.

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1. 1

   Which term describes the volume of blood ejected by a ventricle in each heartbeat?

   Stroke volumeVenous returnCardiac outputHeart rate
2. 2

   What is the term for the total volume of air breathed in each minute?

   Vital capacityMinute ventilationResidual volumeTidal volume
3. 3

   True or false: The skeletal muscle pump helps return blood to the heart.

   The skeletal muscle pump helps return blood to the heart.

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