Everything Cambridge asks about the body and how it responds to exercise, including simple biomechanics.
The Skeleton
The skeleton is the framework every other system hangs off. Cambridge tests it two ways: can you name and classify the bones, and can you explain what the skeleton does f...
8 questions · 19 marks
Revise this topicJoint Types, Structure and Movement
A joint is where two or more bones meet. Cambridge wants you to name the three types of joint, label the parts of a synovial joint and explain what each part does, descri...
8 questions · 23 marks
Revise this topicMuscles and Antagonistic Muscle Action
Muscles can only pull, never push, so they work in pairs. Cambridge wants the location and role of the named muscles, the job of tendons, and - above all - antagonistic a...
8 questions · 24 marks
Revise this topicThe Respiratory System
The respiratory system gets oxygen into the blood and carbon dioxide out. Cambridge wants the pathway of air in order, the features of alveoli that make gaseous exchange ...
8 questions · 23 marks
Revise this topicThe Circulatory System
The circulatory system carries oxygen, nutrients and waste around the body. Cambridge wants the function of the four blood components, the role of haemoglobin, how arteri...
8 questions · 24 marks
Revise this topicEnergy Supply and the Effects of Exercise
Your muscles can release energy from glucose in two ways: with oxygen (aerobic) or without it (anaerobic). This topic is about which one you use, why recovery takes so lo...
8 questions · 21 marks
Revise this topicSimple Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the physics of movement: what force is, how it produces acceleration, and which forces are acting on a performer or an object at any moment. Then it turns...
8 questions · 20 marks
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This page is one area of Cambridge IGCSE PE 0413 / 0995. IGCSE PE 0413 is the course home: every area and every topic in Cambridge's own order, the papers you sit and what each one tests, and the exam-practice tools. The full topic list, with each topic linked to its revision page, is on the IGCSE PE 0413 syllabus page.