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CCEA GCSE Physical Education The Body at Work overview quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which of these is one of the five main functions of the skeleton?

  2. What type of bone is the femur?

  3. In a synovial joint, what is the role of synovial fluid?

  4. During a biceps curl, as the elbow flexes to lift the weight, which muscle is the agonist?

  5. Which type of contraction occurs when a muscle contracts but does not change length, as in holding a plank?

  6. Which type of muscle is found only in the heart and contracts continuously without tiring?

  7. What is the correct pathway of deoxygenated blood returning from the body?

  8. Which equation correctly defines cardiac output?

  9. Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than the right ventricle?

  10. Which feature makes the alveoli well adapted for gas exchange?

  11. What is tidal volume?

  12. Which type of respiration releases energy without oxygen and produces lactic acid?

  13. What type of joint is the shoulder, and what range of movement does it allow?

  14. Which movement describes straightening a joint and increasing its angle?

  15. Which of these is an immediate (short-term) effect of exercise?

  16. Which is a long-term effect of regular training on the cardiovascular system?