Cardiovascular system: heart, vessels and blood for Board-neutral PE and Sport (A level core): 3 ready-made live quiz games, 44 questions in all.
The questions cover Structure of the heart, Venous return, Cardiac output, Vascular shunt, Conduction system and Cardiac cycle.
There are 1 quickfire round, 1 key words set and 1 practice set. Question types: 20 multiple choice, 12 true or false, 6 fill the gap and 6 matching.
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The gamesEach set is a fixed list of questions. Open a preview to see a few of them. Quickfire: Cardiovascular system: heart, vessels and blood A-level 15 questions · Warm-up
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions 1 What is meant by bradycardia?
A fall in blood pressure A resting heart rate below 60 bpm An irregular heartbeat A resting heart rate above 100 bpm
2 True or false: atrial systole happens before ventricular systole.
atrial systole happens before ventricular systole.
3 True or false: Veins have thicker walls than arteries.
Veins have thicker walls than arteries.
+ 12 more questions in the game.
Key words: Cardiovascular system: heart, vessels and blood A-level 14 questions · Core
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions 1 What is meant by bradycardia?
A fall in blood pressure A resting heart rate above 100 bpm A resting heart rate below 60 bpm An irregular heartbeat
2 What is the role of pocket valves in veins?
Squeeze blood forwards Speed up blood flow Stop blood flowing backwards Widen the vein
3 What is the function of the coronary arteries?
Carry blood to the whole body Carry blood to the lungs Supply the heart muscle with blood Bring blood back from the body
+ 11 more questions in the game.
Practice
Cardiovascular system: heart, vessels and blood: Vascular shunt A-level 15 questions · Core
Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.
Preview 3 sample questions 1 Which control centre changes the diameter of arterioles during the vascular shunt?
Vasomotor centre Respiratory centre SA node Cardiac control centre
2 How does endurance training change a performer's resting cardiac output?
It stays about the same It falls sharply because heart rate falls It rises because heart rate rises It rises sharply because stroke volume rises
3 True or false: Cardiac output is stroke volume divided by heart rate.
Cardiac output is stroke volume divided by heart rate.
+ 12 more questions in the game.
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