BTEC DIPLOMA IN SPORT
Unit 1 – The Body in Sport
Assignment Number: 4
Assignment Title: The Effects of Exercise on the Respiratory System
Learning Outcomes: Pupils to learn about the structure and function of the
Respiratory System and how it is affected by exercise
Assignment Deadline:
Scenario
Produce a booklet for sports and medical centres that will include information on the respiratory
system
Task Task Description
In your booklet you must include:
1 P6 Produce a labelled diagram of the
respiratory system to show its
structure and briefly describe each
part
2 P6 Describe the function of the
respiratory system (What is its
purpose? What happens when
oxygen enters our body?)
3 P6 Describe how the respiratory system
is affected by exercise – both
SHORT AND LONG TERM
EFFECTS
4 M5 Explain the SHORT AND LONG
TERM effects of exercise on the
respiratory system
5 D3 Analyse the effects of exercise on the
cardio-respiratory system
Guidance (things which Pupils tick
you must when
include/consider) completed
Lungs, larynx, epiglottis;
trachea; cartilage rings,
bronchus, bronchioles,
alveoli; diaphragm, ribs,
intercostals muscles
(internal/external) etc.
Include the following:
Inspiration (breathing in),
expiration (breathing out),
tidal volume, vital capacity,
residual volume, breathing
frequency and gaseous
exchange
Short term effects: including
increased breathing rate and
frequency
Long term effects: including
more efficient breathing
Explain in more detail why
these short and long term
effects take place
Discuss in detail HOW the
respiratory system and the
cardiovascular system affect
each other. How are they linked
when exercise takes place?
Grade Criteria - Assignment 4
To achieve a pass grade your
evidence must show that you
can:
P1 describe the structure and
function of the skeletal and how
bones grow.
P2 identify the effects of exercise
on bones and joints
P3 describe the different types of
muscle, the major muscles in the
body, and how muscles move
P4 identify the effects of exercise
on skeletal muscles
P5 describe the structure and
function of the cardiovascular
system and how it is affected by
exercise
P6 describe the structure and
function of the respiratory
system and how it is affected
by exercise
P7 identify 2 types of physical
activity that use the aerobic
energy system and 2 that use the
anaerobic systems.
To achieve a merit grade To achieve a distinction your
your evidence must show that evidence must show that you
you can: can:
M1 identify the movement D1 analyse 4 sporting
occurring at synovial joints during movements, detailing the
3 different types of physical musculoskeletal actions occurring,
activity and the contractions that are
necessary
M2 explain the effects of exercise
on bones and joints D2 analyse the effects of
exercise on the musculoskeletal
M3 give examples of different system
types of muscular contractions
relating to 4 different types of D3 analyse the effects of
physical activity exercise on the cardio-
respiratory system
M4 explain the effects of exercise
on the cardiovascular system
M5 explain the effects of
exercise on the respiratory
system
M6 explain the energy
requirements of 4 different types
of physical activity