Unit 1 D: Cardiovascular responses and adaptations quiz games for BTEC National Sport

1. 1

   What is atrophy?

   An increase in muscle fibre sizeA rise in capillary numbersA decrease in the size of muscleA 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 skill learned in practiceA loss of fitness after stopping
3. 3

   Which receptors detect changes in blood pressure?

   BaroreceptorsChemoreceptorsThermoreceptorsProprioceptors

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1. 1

   What is the role of pocket valves in veins?

   Speed up blood flowStop blood flowing backwardsSqueeze blood forwardsWiden the vein
2. 2

   What is the function of the coronary arteries?

   Bring blood back from the bodyCarry blood to the lungsCarry blood to the whole bodySupply the heart muscle with blood
3. 3

   What is meant by steady state during exercise?

   Heart rate falls below the resting levelHeart rate keeps risingHeart rate levels off as supply meets demandHeart rate is raised before the start

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1. 1

   Which adaptation increases the capacity of the ATP-PC system?

   Increased creatine phosphate storesIncreased lactate toleranceIncreased fat storage in muscleMore and larger mitochondria
2. 2

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

   Regular endurance training lowers resting heart rate.
3. 3

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

   Resting stroke volume rises with endurance training.

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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?

   Phrenic nerveParasympathetic (vagus) nerveHypothalamic nerveSympathetic (accelerator) nerve

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1. 1

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

   The skeletal muscle pump helps return blood to the heart.
2. 2

   Which muscle helps force air out of the lungs during hard exercise?

   Pectoralis minorExternal intercostalsSternocleidomastoidRectus abdominis
3. 3

   Match each term to its meaning.

   Stroke volumeCardiac outputAtrophyDetrainingLoss of adaptationsDecrease in muscle sizeBlood ejected per beatBlood pumped per minute

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