| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| the process of breathing out, also known as expiration. | Exhalation | 76%
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| a circular movement around a joint, or a movement around an axis. | Rotation | 76%
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| an area of the body where two or more articulating bones meet. | Synovial Joint | 69%
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| connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. | Tendon | 69%
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| the name used to describe the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system working together | Cardio-respiratory system | 67%
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| the protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body | Haemoglobin | 67%
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| the process of breathing in, also known as inspiration. | Inhalation | 67%
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| the name used to describe the muscular system and the skeletal system working together. | Musculoskeletal System | 67%
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| blood containing a low concentration of oxygen | Deoxygenated Blood | 64%
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| the narrowing of the internal diameter of a blood vessel to decrease the blood flow. | Vasoconstriction | 64%
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| the flowing backwards of blood. Prevented by valves in the veins. | Backflow | 62%
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| the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries | Blood Pressure | 62%
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| small air sacs in the lungs where gaseous exchange takes place | Alveoli | 60%
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| a network of microscopic blood vessels. They are only one cell thick. | Capillaries | 60%
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| the amount of oxygen needed to recover after exercise. Characterised by an increased breathing rate and deeper breathing after exercise. | EPOC (Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption) | 60%
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| a mild poison and waste product of anaerobic respiration. | Lactic Acid | 60%
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| a chemical formed when haemoglobin binds to oxygen | Oxyhaemoglobin | 60%
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| working for short periods of time at a high intensity without oxygen for energy production | Anaerobic Exercise | 58%
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| the pain you feel in your muscles the day after you exercise | DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) | 58%
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| the widening of the internal diameter of a blood vessel to increase blood flow. | Vasodilation | 58%
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| bones that meet at a joint to enable movement | Articulating Bones | 56%
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| movement at the ankle joint that points the toes and increases the angle at the ankle joint. | Plantar Flexion | 56%
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| working at a low to moderate intensity so that the body has time to use oxygen for energy production and can work for a long period of time | Aerobic Exercise | 53%
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| the process where oxygen from the air in the alveoli moves into the blood in the capillaries, while carbon dioxide moves from the blood in the capilliaries into the air in the alveoli | Gaseous Exchange | 51%
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| the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the size of its cells. | Hypertrophy | 51%
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| the number of times your heart beats in one minute. One contraction and relaxation of the heart. Measured in beats per minute (bpm) | Heart Rate | 49%
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| the volume of blood ejected from the heart in one minute (stroke volume x heart rate) | Cardiac Output | 47%
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| movement of a bone or limb away from the midline of the body | Abduction | 44%
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| the amount of air that can be forced in after tidal volume (after a normal inhalation). Decreases during exercise. | Inspiratory Reserve Volume | 44%
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| increase in the angle of bones at a joint | Extension | 42%
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| decrease in the angle of bones at a joint | Flexion | 42%
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| the rhythmic throbbing that you can feel as your arteries pump blood around the body. | Pulse | 42%
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| the volume of blood pumped out of the heart by each ventricle during one contraction. | Stroke Volume (SV) | 42%
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| the phase of the heartbeat when the chambers of the heart contract and empty of blood; when blood is ejected from the heart. | Systole | 42%
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| the phase of the heartbeat when the chambers of the heart relax and fill with blood | Diastole | 40%
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| the muscle or group of muscles that relax to allow a movement to take place. works in an antagonistic pair with the agonist. | Antagonist | 38%
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| the distance travelled during diffusion. The diffusion pathway is short in gaseous exchange. | Diffusion Pathway | 36%
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| movement at the ankle joint that flexes the foot upwards and decreases the angle at the ankle joint | Dorsiflexion | 36%
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| the amount of air that can be forced out after tidal volume (after a normal exhalation). Decreases during exercise. | Expiratory reserve volume | 36%
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| a feeling of extreme or severe tiredness due to a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles or working for a long period of time | Physical Fatigue | 36%
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| the normal volume of air inhaled or exhaled per breath. | Tidal Volume | 36%
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| movement of a bone or limb towards the midline of the body | Adduction | 33%
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| one cycle of diastole and systole | Cardiac Cycle | 33%
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| the amount of energy needed to complete an activity. | Intensity | 33%
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| a muscle contraction where the length of the muscle does not change when it contracts. There is no limb movement as a result. | Isometric Contraction | 31%
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| the muscle or group of muscles that contract to allow a movement to take place. works in an antagonistic pair with the antagonist. | Agonist | 29%
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| the amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration. No change during exercise. | Residual Volume | 29%
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| a muscle contraction where the muscle changes length when it contracts, resulting in limb movement. Can be concentric or eccentric. | Isotonic Contraction | 22%
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| the largest volume of air that can be forcibly expired after the deepest possible inhalation. | Vital Capacity | 22%
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