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1. When the chemical 'adrenaline' is released into your body.. what is the correct term?

  • Anticipatory decrease in heart rate during exercise
  • Anticipatory increase in heart rate prior to exercise
  • Anticipatory increase in heart rate after to exercise
  • Anticipatory decrease in heart rate prior to exercise
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2. When your sympathetic nervous system stimulates the blood vessels in non active tissue to constrict/narrow, causing the blood to travel to the active muscles, what is this called?

  • Redirection of blood flow
  • Movement of blood
  • Cardiac Output
  • Respiration

3. 'potentially dangerous drop in body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures' is called?

  • Hypothermia
  • Hyperthermia
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotension

4. 'the amount of blood the heart pumps in 1 minute' what is the correct term for this?

  • cardiac output
  • heart rate
  • BPM (beats per minute)
  • Blood pressure

5. •The density of the capillary beds in the muscles and surrounding the heart and lungs increases as more branches develop. This allows more efficient gaseous exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide. what is the correct term?

  • Capillarisation of skeletal muscles and alveoli
  • Wide Surface area of alveoli
  • Skeletal Capillirisation
  • Skeleton working with alveoli

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