Letts Revise GCSE - PE

Question 1

What is the difference between a ligament and a tendon?

Answer 1

Ligaments attach the bone

Tendons attach muscles to bones

Question 2

Explain the terms abduction and adduction.

Answer 2

Abduction is movement away from the centre of the body

Adduction is movement towards the centre of the body

Question 3

List the three main types of muscle fibre found in the body.

Answer 3

Cardiac muscle fibre
Smooth muscle fibre
Skeletal muscle fibre

Question 4

What are the four main functions of the 206 bones in the skeleton?

Answer 4

Blood production
Protection
Support
Movement

Question 5

Explain my smooth muscle fibre is often called involuntary fibre.

Answer 5

We do not have control over the actions of the muscle fibres, they work automatically.

Question 6

What are the three main parts of the circulatory system?

Answer 6

The heart, which pushes blood around the body
The blood vessels, which carry the blood around the body
The blood, which acts as the transport system of the body

Question 7

List the four things that make up blood.

Answer 7

Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets

Question 8

How does the blood help to stop the body from overheating during exercise?

Answer 8

It transports heat to the cooler parts of the body.

Question 9

Explain how blood prevents loss through an open wound.

Answer 9

Blood clots at the sight of an open way. Enzymes from the platelets react with the air and cause the fibrinogen to change into fibrin. These fibres form a mesh to seal the wound (a scab).

Question 10

What are the three main parts of the respiratory system?

Answer 10

The nasal passages
The trachea (windpipe)
The lungs

Question 11

Explain the term ‘oxygen uptake’.

Answer 11

The amount of oxygen absorbed into the blood during each breath.

Question 12

In which part of the lungs does gaseous exchange take place?

Answer 12

Alveoli

Question 13

What happens to the diaphragm and ribs during expiration?

Answer 13

The diaphragm goes up (goes dome shaped).

The ribs move down and in.

Question 14

Physical fitness can be said to have five major components. List these.

Answer 14

Strength, stamina, speed, suppleness and somatotype

Question 15

List the components of motor fitness.

Answer 15

Power
Agility
Coordination
Balance
Reaction
Attitude

Question 16

When referring to principles of training, many people like to use the mneminic FITT. What does it stand for?

Answer 16

F - frequency (i.e. how often you should exercise)
I - intensity (i.e. how hard you should exercise)
T - time (i.e. how long you should exercise for)
T - type (i.e. what exercises you consider suitable for your chosen sport)