OCR A Level PE - Year 1| exam Questions with
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Air Resistance - ✔✔The force that opposes the motion through the air.
All-or-None Law - ✔✔Depending on whether the stimulus is above a threshold, all
muscle fibres will give a complete contraction or no contraction at all.
Alveoli - ✔✔Clusters of tiny air sacs covered in a dense network of capillaries which
together serve as the external site for gaseous exchange.
Amateur - ✔✔A person who competes in sports activities but does not receive
monetary reward for participating.
Anabolic Steroids - ✔✔A group of illegal synthetic hormones resembling testosterone
to promote protein synthesis for muscle growth, recovery and repair.
Anaerobic Work - ✔✔High intensity, short-uration exercise in the absence of oxygen.
Antagonist - ✔✔A muscle that opposes the agonist providing a resistance for co-
ordinated movement.
Antagonist Muscle Action - ✔✔Paired muscle action. As the agonist muscle shortens
to create movement, the antagonist lengthens to co-ordinate the action.
,Anxiety - ✔✔A negative emotional state that is closely associated with arousal. It is
experiencing apprehension and being aware of high arousal linked to our fears and
worries.
Apartheid - ✔✔A range of policies of racial segregation under a system of legislation.
Apartheid existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. Under apartheid, non-white South
Africans (the vast majority of the population) were forced to live in separate areas from
whites and use separate public facilities, and contact between the two groups was
limited by law.
Arousal - ✔✔The 'energised state' or the 'readiness for action' that motivates us to
behave in a particular way.
Abduction - ✔✔Movement of the limbs away from the midline of the body.
Acceleration - ✔✔The rate of change in velocity. Acceleration (m/s//s) = (final
velocity - initial velocity)/time.
Actin-Myosin Filaments - ✔✔Proteins which form the contractile units of skeletal
muscle.
Action Potential - ✔✔Positive electrical charge inside the nerve and muscle cells
which conducts the nerve impulses down the neuron and into the muscle fibre.
Active Recovery - ✔✔Low-intensity activity post exercise to maintain elevated heart
and breathing rates.
Adaptation - ✔✔A physiological change in response to training.
, Adduction - ✔✔Movement of the limbs towards the midline of the body.
Aerobic Capacity - ✔✔The ability of the body to inspire, transport and utilise oxygen
to perform sustained periods of aerobic activity.
Aerobic Work - ✔✔Low intensity, long-duration exercise in the presence of oxygen.
Aggression - ✔✔Intent to harm outside the laws of the sports event.
Agonist - ✔✔A muscle responsible for creating movement at a joint. Also known as
the prime mover.
Arterioles - ✔✔Blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the arteries to the
capillary beds, which can vasodilate and vasoconstrict to regulate blood flow.
Articular Cartilage - ✔✔Smooth tissue which covers the surface of articulating bones
to absorb shock and allow friction-free movement.
Assertion - ✔✔Forceful behaviour within the laws of the event.
Associationist - ✔✔The term given to a group of theories related to connecting
stimulus and response. These theories are often referred to as S-R theories. An
individual is conditioned by stimuli which are 'connected' or 'bonded' to appropriate
responses.
Asthma - ✔✔Constriction of the bronchial airways and inflammation of the mucous
membranes, which restrict the airways and limit breathing.
Verified 100% Correct Answers
Air Resistance - ✔✔The force that opposes the motion through the air.
All-or-None Law - ✔✔Depending on whether the stimulus is above a threshold, all
muscle fibres will give a complete contraction or no contraction at all.
Alveoli - ✔✔Clusters of tiny air sacs covered in a dense network of capillaries which
together serve as the external site for gaseous exchange.
Amateur - ✔✔A person who competes in sports activities but does not receive
monetary reward for participating.
Anabolic Steroids - ✔✔A group of illegal synthetic hormones resembling testosterone
to promote protein synthesis for muscle growth, recovery and repair.
Anaerobic Work - ✔✔High intensity, short-uration exercise in the absence of oxygen.
Antagonist - ✔✔A muscle that opposes the agonist providing a resistance for co-
ordinated movement.
Antagonist Muscle Action - ✔✔Paired muscle action. As the agonist muscle shortens
to create movement, the antagonist lengthens to co-ordinate the action.
,Anxiety - ✔✔A negative emotional state that is closely associated with arousal. It is
experiencing apprehension and being aware of high arousal linked to our fears and
worries.
Apartheid - ✔✔A range of policies of racial segregation under a system of legislation.
Apartheid existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. Under apartheid, non-white South
Africans (the vast majority of the population) were forced to live in separate areas from
whites and use separate public facilities, and contact between the two groups was
limited by law.
Arousal - ✔✔The 'energised state' or the 'readiness for action' that motivates us to
behave in a particular way.
Abduction - ✔✔Movement of the limbs away from the midline of the body.
Acceleration - ✔✔The rate of change in velocity. Acceleration (m/s//s) = (final
velocity - initial velocity)/time.
Actin-Myosin Filaments - ✔✔Proteins which form the contractile units of skeletal
muscle.
Action Potential - ✔✔Positive electrical charge inside the nerve and muscle cells
which conducts the nerve impulses down the neuron and into the muscle fibre.
Active Recovery - ✔✔Low-intensity activity post exercise to maintain elevated heart
and breathing rates.
Adaptation - ✔✔A physiological change in response to training.
, Adduction - ✔✔Movement of the limbs towards the midline of the body.
Aerobic Capacity - ✔✔The ability of the body to inspire, transport and utilise oxygen
to perform sustained periods of aerobic activity.
Aerobic Work - ✔✔Low intensity, long-duration exercise in the presence of oxygen.
Aggression - ✔✔Intent to harm outside the laws of the sports event.
Agonist - ✔✔A muscle responsible for creating movement at a joint. Also known as
the prime mover.
Arterioles - ✔✔Blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the arteries to the
capillary beds, which can vasodilate and vasoconstrict to regulate blood flow.
Articular Cartilage - ✔✔Smooth tissue which covers the surface of articulating bones
to absorb shock and allow friction-free movement.
Assertion - ✔✔Forceful behaviour within the laws of the event.
Associationist - ✔✔The term given to a group of theories related to connecting
stimulus and response. These theories are often referred to as S-R theories. An
individual is conditioned by stimuli which are 'connected' or 'bonded' to appropriate
responses.
Asthma - ✔✔Constriction of the bronchial airways and inflammation of the mucous
membranes, which restrict the airways and limit breathing.
