PE: PAPER 1 AQA A LEVEL NEWEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE

PE: PAPER 1 AQA A LEVEL 2025-2026
NEWEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE


agonist Correct Answer The muscle responsible for the
movement that is occurring

antagonist Correct Answer the muscle that works in
opposition to the agonist

Name the agonist & antagonist in elbow flexion Correct
Answer agonist - Biceps
antagonist - Triceps

Name the agonist & antagonist in elbow extension Correct
Answer agonist - Triceps
antagonist - Biceps

Name the agonist & antagonist in ankle plantar-flexion
Correct Answer agonist - Gastrocnemius
antagonist - Tibialis anterior

Name the agonist & antagonist in ankle dorsi-flexion
Correct Answer agonist - Tibialis anterior
antagonist - Gastrocnemius

Name the agonist & antagonist in knee flexion Correct
Answer agonist - Hamstrings

,antagonist - Quadriceps

Name the agonist & antagonist in knee extension Correct
Answer agonist - Quadriceps
antagonist - Hamstrings

Name the agonist & antagonist in Hip flexion Correct
Answer agonist - Hip flexors
antagonist - Gluteals

Name the agonist & antagonist in Hip extension/hyper-
extension Correct Answer agonist - Gluteals
antagonist - Hip flexors

Name the agonist & antagonist in hip adduction Correct
Answer agonist - Adductors
antagonist - Tensor fascia

Name the agonist & antagonist in hip abduction Correct
Answer agonist - Tensor fascia
antagonist - Adductors

Name the agonist & antagonist in hip horizontal adduction
Correct Answer agonist - Adductors
antagonist - Tensor fascia

Name the agonist & antagonist in hip horizontal abduction
Correct Answer agonist - Tensor fascia
antagonist - Adductors

,Name the agonist & antagonist in shoulder flexion Correct
Answer agonist - Anterior deltoid
antagonist - Latissimus dorsi

Name the agonist & antagonist in shoulder
extension/hyper-extension Correct Answer agonist -
Latissimus dorsi
antagonist - Anterior deltoid

Name the agonist & antagonist in shoulder horizontal
abduction Correct Answer agonist - Latissimus dorsi
antagonist - Pectorals

Name the agonist & antagonist in shoulder horizontal
adduction Correct Answer agonist - Pectorals
antagonist - Latissimus dorsi

Name the agonist & antagonist in shoulder adduction
Correct Answer agonist - Latissimus dorsi
antagonist - Deltoid

Name the agonist & antagonist in shoulder abduction
Correct Answer agonist - Deltoid
antagonist - Latissims dorsi

concentric contraction (Isotonic) Correct Answer when a
muscle shortens under tension

eccentric contraction (Isotonic) Correct Answer when a
muscle lengthens under tension

, Isometric contraction Correct Answer when a muscle
contracts without lengthening or shortening

partial pressure Correct Answer the pressure exerted by a
gas within a mixture of gases

pressure gradient Correct Answer the relative difference
between the pressure within along a pressure gradient

Gaseous exchange Correct Answer The movement of
oxygen from the air into the blood, and carbon dioxide
from blood into the air

diffusion Correct Answer the net movement of molecules
from an area of high concentration to an area of low
concentration along a pressure gradient

what is the partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli Correct
Answer 100mmHg

identify 2 structural features of alveoli & why Correct
Answer Thin walls (1 cell thick) - short diffusion pathway
Large surface area - greater uptake of oxygen
extensive capillary network surround alveoli

what is the partial pressure of oxygen in the capillaries
Correct Answer 40mmHg

low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Correct Answer bad
cholesterol - transports cholesterol in blood to tissues