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Edexcel GCSE
Physical Education
End Of Unit Test
SECTION 7: CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
C1- The circulatory system
Time: 45 Minutes
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1. A shortage of red blood cells will reduce
A.
B.
C.
D.
Antibody formation
Glucose uptake
Oxygen Transport
Clotting
(1 mark)
2. The pulmonary Artery transports:
A.
B.
C.
D.
De-oxygenated blood to the heart
De-oxygenated blood to the lungs
Oxygenated blood to the heart
Oxygenated blood to the lungs
(1 mark)
3. The cardiovascular system consists of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
The heart, blood, and the lungs
The heart, blood vessels and the lungs
The heart, Blood and the blood vessels
The blood, blood vessels and the lungs.
(1 mark)
4. Platelets are responsible for
A.
B.
C.
D.
Clotting
Fighting infection
Carrying Oxygen
Carrying Carbon Dioxide
(1 mark)
5. In the circulatory system, valves are found
A.
B.
C.
D.
in all arteries and veins
only in the heart
in veins and the heart
only in the veins.
(1 mark)
2
6. The heart has three different types of valves.
i.
Name the three valves,
(3 marks)
ii.
What is the common purpose of these valves in the heart?
(1 marks)
7. How does the body use blood to stop the body overheating during exercise?
(2 marks)
8. For each of the following component of blood, state whether the components main function is
transport or protection
i.
white cells
ii.
red cells
iii.
plasma
iv.
platelets
(4 marks)
9. Fill in the blanks using the word arteries or veins.
i.
………………………………. Work under high pressure
ii.
………………………………. Rarely pulsate
iii.
……………………………….have thick walls
iv.
……………………………….have elastic walls.
(4 marks)
10. Define the following terms
i.
Stroke volume
(2 marks)
ii.
heart rate
(2 marks)
11. Explain the immediate effect of exercise on
i.
Stroke volume
ii.
Heart rate
(2 marks)
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12. Figure 1. is a diagram of the human heart.
A
D
C
B
a) Complete the following table by naming the parts labelled A, B ,C and D and describe the
function of each.
Label
Anatomical Name
Function
A
B
C
D
(8 marks)
b) What effect would training have on the part labelled B?
(1 mark)
c) What type of muscle is B made from?
(1 mark)
d) Which chamber A or D would contain oxygenated blood?
(1 mark)
e) What blood vessel carries blood away form the heart to the body.
(1 mark)
f) State two ways that arteries are different to Veins.
(2 marks)
13. The Cardiovascular system is made up of two circuits, the systemic is one, what is the name of the
other.
(1 marks)
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14. Complete the following sentences by filling in the gaps.
Arteries and veins are two of the three main types of blood vessel. The third type of blood vessel
which are much smaller are called………………………
These blood vessels have thin walls which are one ………………. Thick. These walls are very thin
because…………………………………………………………………………………………………
The pulmonary artery is the main blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs, the name of the main
blood vessel that return blood from the lungs to the heart is the …………………………..
The main artery that takes blood away from the heart is called the ……………………….
The amount of force that the blood applies to the walls of the blood vessel is called
blood…………………
(6 mark)
15. Ashan is a 16 years old. He is studying GCSE PE and decided to measure his heart rate during
training to help him monitor his fitness. Figure 2 shows a record of Ashan’s heart rate before, during
and after a training session.
210
190
170
150
130
110
90
70
50
30
Start of
training
Finish of
training
a) What happens to Ashan’s heart rate at the start of training?
(1 mark)
b) What will happen to his cardiac output?
(1 mark)
c) Explain why it is important to Ashan that his heart alters in this way.
(1 mark)
d) state one ways that Ashan’s cardiovascular system will improve as a result of regular training?
(1 mark)
TOTAL 50 MARKS
5
ANSWERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
B
C
A
C
6.
a.
b.
7.
moves hot blood to extremities moves cold blood to core. (vasodilatation)
8.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Potection
Transport
Transport
Protection
9.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
arteries
Veins
Arteries
Arteries
10.
i.
the amount of blood ejected from the right ventical in one heart beat
ii.
the number of times the heart beats in one minute
11.
i.
ii.
increase
increase
12.
A
B
C.
D.
right atrium
received blood from body
heart wall
Keeps blood in
Septum Separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
Left ventricle Pumps blood to lungs
b.
increase in size
c.
Cardiac
d,
D
e.
Aorta
f,
thicker walls, no valves, thinner lumen, elastic.
13.
Pulmonary
14.
capillaries
cell
they must allow O2 to pass through
pulmonary vein
pressure.
a.
increases
b.
increase
c.
to get blood to muscles
d.
decrease resting HR, size of heart, atrophy of heart, more blood vessels.
15.
Biscupid (mitral), tricuspid semilunar
to stop the back flow of blood
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