Training and Lifestyle Diseases | OCR A-Level Physical Education (H555)
Training and Lifestyle Diseases
- 42 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Component 01: Physiological factors affecting performance
- Component 01
Training and Lifestyle Diseases is examined in Component 01, Physiological factors affecting performance.
It covers atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke and asthma and COPD.
Sample questions from Training and Lifestyle Diseases
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease
How does regular aerobic training change blood cholesterol?
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Regular aerobic training raises HDL cholesterol and lowers LDL cholesterol. Less plaque is deposited, so the risk of atherosclerosis falls. -
Atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease
How does aerobic training strengthen the heart itself?
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The myocardium becomes larger and stronger, and its own capillary supply improves. The heart pumps more blood per beat with less effort. -
Heart attack and stroke
Why does a trained heart cope better with a reduced blood supply?
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A trained heart has more capillaries and works more efficiently. The heart needs less oxygen to pump the same volume of blood. -
Heart attack and stroke
How can a stroke affect a person?
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A stroke can cause weakness or paralysis, often down one side of the body. Speech, vision and memory may also be affected. -
Asthma and COPD
How can regular training benefit a person with asthma?
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Regular training strengthens the respiratory muscles and improves lung efficiency. Less ventilation is needed at a given workload, so symptoms are less likely. -
Asthma and COPD
What is chronic bronchitis?
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Chronic bronchitis is long-term inflammation of the bronchi. The airways produce excess mucus, causing a persistent cough.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease | Atherosclerosis and its risk factors, HDL and LDL cholesterol, coronary heart disease and angina, how aerobic training protects the arteries and heart, blood clots and body weight. | 14 |
| Heart attack and stroke | Myocardial infarction and its symptoms, how training reduces the risk, ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, high blood pressure as the main risk factor, the effects of a stroke and exercise in recovery. | 13 |
| Asthma and COPD | Asthma and exercise-induced asthma, cold dry air, swimming, reducing symptoms, COPD and smoking, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and pulmonary rehabilitation. | 15 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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