Short-term effects of exercise (responses) quiz games for PE and Sport (A level core)

1. 1

   Which receptors detect changes in blood pressure?

   ChemoreceptorsProprioceptorsThermoreceptorsBaroreceptors
2. 2

   True or false: Stroke volume increases during exercise.

   Stroke volume increases during exercise.
3. 3

   What do the pocket valves in veins do?

   Stop blood flowing backwardsSqueeze the vein to push blood forwardsWiden the vein to lower resistanceIncrease the force of ventricular contraction

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1. 1

   What is meant by steady state during exercise?

   Heart rate falls below the resting levelHeart rate is raised before the startHeart rate keeps risingHeart rate levels off as supply meets demand
2. 2

   Which term describes receptors that detect movement in the muscles and joints?

   ThermoreceptorsBaroreceptorsChemoreceptorsProprioceptors
3. 3

   What is meant by Starling's law of the heart?

   Stronger contraction empties the atria fasterThe heart beats faster when pressure fallsFaster heart rate gives bigger stroke volumeGreater stretch gives a stronger contraction

+ 11 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Minute ventilation equals breathing frequency multiplied by ____.

   vital capacitytidal volumeresidual volumestroke volume
2. 2

   What happens to blood flow to the digestive system during hard exercise?

   It decreasesIt increasesIt stops completelyIt stays the same
3. 3

   Which change in the lungs happens during a single session of exercise?

   Vital capacity increasesResidual volume increasesTidal volume increasesAlveoli number increases

+ 12 more questions in the game.