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Cardiovascular system during exercise of differing intensities and during recovery: OCR A‑Level Physical Education questions

Every OCR A-Level Physical Education exam question on 1.1.b Cardiovascular system during exercise of differing intensities and during recovery, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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All 5 questions on Cardiovascular system during exercise of differing intensities and during recovery, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q6(b) (4 marks): Explain how intrinsic factors regulate heart rate at the start of exercise. [4]
  2. June 2024, Paper 1, Q6(b) (6 marks): Describe the changes in heart rate before, during and in recovery from a submaximal training run. [6]
  3. June 2023, Paper 1, Q9 (20 marks): 9* Define the terms heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, vascular shunt mechanism and venous return. Explain how blood flow to the working muscles and bac
  4. June 2022, Paper 1, Q6(b) (6 marks): Explain how neural factors control heart rate at the start of exercise and during recovery. [6]
  5. November 2021, Paper 1, Q6(b) (4 marks): Describe four mechanisms of venous return that maintain blood flow back to the heart. 1 [4]

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