B1- Fitness and Health (OCR)

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What is blood pressure measured in?
Millimetres of Mercury
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Which is which? Systolic? Diastolic? A) Blood pressure between heart beats B) Maximum pressure the heart produces
A) Diastolic B) Systolic
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Name 2 things high blood pressure can cause
Brain damage/stroke, Kidney damage
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Name three things that occur when someone has low blood pressure
Dizziness, fainting, poor circulation
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What is the definition of fitness?
The ability to do physical actvity
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What is the definition of health?
Being free from disease such as those caused by bacteria and viruses
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How is general level of fitness measured?
Cardiovascular efficiency
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Name the 5 ways fitness can be measured
Strength, flexibility, stamina, agility, speed
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What effect does carbon monoxide have on the body?
Decreases oxygen-carrying capacity of blood;It combines with haemoglobin;This prevents it from combining with oxygen so less oxygen is carried
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How is heart disease caused? What can cause it?
Restricted blood flow to the heart muscle; high level of saturated fat, high level of salt
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What are narrowing arteries caused by?
Plaque building up in the coronary arteries
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What can plaque cause?
Blood clots or thrombosis
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Which is which? Systolic? Diastolic? A) Blood pressure between heart beats B) Maximum pressure the heart produces

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A) Diastolic B) Systolic

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Name 2 things high blood pressure can cause

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Name three things that occur when someone has low blood pressure

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What is the definition of fitness?

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