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1.1.b Cardiovascular system quiz games for A level PE (OCR)

5 live games for A level PE (OCR), 75 questions. Preview every question free. Hosting A level PE (OCR) sets comes with a school package.

1.1.b Cardiovascular system for A level PE (OCR): 5 ready-made live quiz games, 75 questions in all.

The questions cover Short-term effects of exercise, Regulation of heart rate, Venous return, Structure of the heart, Vascular shunt and Cardiac cycle.

There are 3 practice sets, 1 quickfire round and 1 key words set. Question types: 34 multiple choice, 25 true or false, 9 fill the gap and 7 matching.

Preview every set here. Hosting A level PE (OCR) sets comes with a school package, from £150 a year for the whole school.

The gamesEach set is a fixed list of questions. Open a preview to see a few of them.

Quickfire: .b Cardiovascular system

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. 1

    Which receptors detect changes in blood pressure?

    ChemoreceptorsProprioceptorsBaroreceptorsThermoreceptors
  2. 2

    True or false: Stroke volume increases during exercise.

    Stroke volume increases during exercise.
  3. 3

    What is meant by bradycardia?

    An irregular heartbeatA fall in blood pressureA resting heart rate above 100 bpmA resting heart rate below 60 bpm

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Key words: .b Cardiovascular system

A-level15 questions· Core

Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    What is meant by steady state during exercise?

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

    Which term describes the return of blood to the heart through the veins?

    Cardiac outputStroke volumeVascular shuntVenous return
  3. 3

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

    ProprioceptorsThermoreceptorsChemoreceptorsBaroreceptors

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

.b Cardiovascular system: Short-term effects of exercise

A-level15 questions· Core

Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    True or false: Rising muscle temperature makes enzyme reactions faster.

    Rising muscle temperature makes enzyme reactions faster.
  2. 2

    Which pair of factors is intrinsic control of heart rate?

    Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervesAdrenaline and noradrenalineTemperature and venous returnBaroreceptors and chemoreceptors
  3. 3

    Which is a muscular response to a single exercise session?

    Increased muscle temperatureIncreased capillary density around the muscle fibresMuscle hypertrophyDelayed onset muscle soreness

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

.b Cardiovascular system: Regulation of heart rate

A-level15 questions· Core

Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    Which factor is an intrinsic control of heart rate?

    Release of adrenalineDetection of carbon dioxide by chemoreceptorsStimulation of the sympathetic nerveA rise in blood temperature
  2. 2

    True or false: Baroreceptors detect changes in blood pressure.

    Baroreceptors detect changes in blood pressure.
  3. 3

    True or false: baroreceptors detect changes in the acidity of the blood.

    Baroreceptors detect changes in the acidity of the blood.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

.b Cardiovascular system: Vascular shunt

A-level15 questions· Core

Plays in 23 of 23 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    True or false: The skeletal muscle pump slows venous return.

    The skeletal muscle pump slows venous return.
  2. 2

    True or false: Blood in the pulmonary artery is oxygenated.

    Blood in the pulmonary artery is oxygenated.
  3. 3

    True or false: the right ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the body.

    the right ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the body.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

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