test 1

Question 1

Characteristics of skeletal muscle

Answer 1

Creates movement and gives the body shape

Question 2

Major differences between fast and slow twitch

Answer 2

Speed of contraction
Muscle fibre force
Muscle endurance

Question 3

Characteristics of red or slow or type 1 fibres

Answer 3

Slow concentration speed,
Aerobic energy pathway
Contract repeatedly
Low force production

Question 4

Characteristics of white or fast or type 2 fibres

Answer 4

Rapid contraction
Anaerobic production
Fatigue quickly
High force

Question 5

Define agonist

Answer 5

Muscle which is the Prime mover

Contracts

Question 6

Antagonist

Answer 6

Muscle opposite to agonist

Relaxes

Question 7

Characteristics of arteries

Answer 7

Carry blood away from heart
Thick elastic walls
Carry oxygenated blood

Question 8

Characteristics of veins

Answer 8

Carry blood to the heart
Deoxygenated blood
Valves to prevent back flow

Question 9

What do red blood cells do

Answer 9

Nutrient transport

Question 10

Plasma

Answer 10

Body’s fluid regulation

Question 11

Platelets

Answer 11

Prevent excessive blood loss through clotting

Question 12

White blood cells

Answer 12

Protection

Question 13

Right atrium

Answer 13

Relieves deoxygenated blood

Question 14

Right ventricle

Answer 14

Pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs

Question 15

Left atrium

Answer 15

Receives oxygenated blood from lungs

Question 16

Left ventricle

Answer 16

Pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the tissues of the body

Question 17

Define cardiac output

Answer 17

Amount of blood that the heart is able to circulate In one minute