Metabolic Rate

Question 1

Atrium

Answer 1

Heart chamber which receives blood from capillary beds.

Question 2

Capillary bed

Answer 2

Region of the body containing a network of tiny blood vessels which offer resistance to the flow blood.

Question 3

Complete

Answer 3

Double circulatory system with two ventricles and no mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

Question 4

Double

Answer 4

Circulatory system in which blood passes through the heart twice for each complete circuit of the body.

Question 5

Incomplete

Answer 5

Double circulatory system whose one ventricle may allow some mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

Question 6

Maximum oxygen uptake

Answer 6

Physiological measurement which acts as an indicator of a person’s cardiovascular fitness.

Question 7

Metabolic rate

Answer 7

Measure of oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production or heat production per unit time by an organism.

Question 8

Probe

Answer 8

Sensor used to measure changes in factors such as temperature in a respirometer.

Question 9

Single

Answer 9

Circulatory system in which blood passes through the heart once for each complete circuit of the body.

Question 10

Ventricle

Answer 10

Heart chamber which pumps blood out of the heart to capillary beds.