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Health, Fitness, & Nutrition
Connections Acadamy
145
Science
9th Grade
01/05/2014

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The best way to describe fitness
Definition
being slim and low in body fat
being big, strong, and buffed
being flexible and having a sense of overall well-being
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The best way to describe wellness
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making positive choices
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Before embarking on a physical exercise program it is important to
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consider your likes and dislikes
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Physiological refers to the
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body
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It is not necessary to identify your strengths and weaknesses before starting an exercise program because it can be discouraging and depressing
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False
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The best exercise is the one that you enjoy the most
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true
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b. If you work out with weights, and are not very flexible, it is not necessary to participate in a stretching activity, as long as you warm-up before your exercise session.
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False
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Wellness is described as the ability to participate in intense cardiovascular exercise
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False
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Identifying your likes and dislikes is an important element to consider when planning your exercise program
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true
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Sociological factors refer to Social needs social behaviors, and social problems.
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true
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Health related factors refer to coordination, agility, power, speed, balance, and reaction time.
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False
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There are some aspects of fitness that we have little or no control over.
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True
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Good aerobic endurance means good cardiovascular efficiency
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True
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Muscular endurance requires aerobic energy only
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False
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Body fat is defined as the proportion of fat that is in your body compared to your bone and muscle.
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True
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Power is the key element that will enhance improvement of muscular strength and endurance.
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False
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Body fat is defined as the proportion of fat that is in your body compared to your bone and muscle.
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True
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Flexibility is the ability to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving.
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False
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Repetitive and short-term exercises require anaerobic energy.
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True
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Aerobic energy requires oxygen.
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True
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A percentile rank represents the percentage of people who scored at or below the test score.
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True
Term
People who have high resting heart rates usually have high levels of cardiovascular fitness.
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False
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Resting heart rate is usually measured when you awake, before getting out of bed, or at least _________ minutes after doing a light activity.
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30
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Oxygen, blood fats, and ________ are nutrients necessary for prolonged activity.
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carbohydrates
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Flexibility testing is used to determine how well your joints and muscles move through a maximal _________.
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rate of motion
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Girth measurements are reliable method of measuring body composition.
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False
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There are many different methods of measuring body fat, however, the results vary and is often hard to determine their accuracy.
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True
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The ____________ is an instrument used to perform a type of body fat evaluation.
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Skin fold caliper
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Muscular ________ is the ability of a muscle to apply force.
Definition
strength
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Muscular _____________ is the ability of a muscle group to exert force repeatedly for a period of time.
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endurance
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All of the bones in your body, with the exception of the hyoid joint in the neck, form a joint with another bone.
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False
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Bones in your joints are covered with a smooth and slipper material called cartilage.
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True
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A joint is surrounded by a hallow area that is called synovial capsule.
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False
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Gliding joints are located between the surfaces of two flat bones.
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True
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A Hinge joint allows a wide range of motion and freedom of movement.
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False
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The hip is an example of a pivot joint
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True
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The skull is an example of a gliding joint.
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False
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The synovial membrane coats the outer lining of the joint capsule.
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False
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The shoulder is an example of a ball and socket joint.
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True
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Some of the joints in the ankle and wrist are gliding joints.
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True
Term
The average heart beats about 100,000 times a day.
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True
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The heart is located inside the ribcage and just to the right of the breast bonde.
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False
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The heart has four chambers and is divided into a right and left side by a muscular wall called the septum.
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True
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The two atria hold the blood that circulates away from the heart.
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False
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The heart has four one-way valves, which open and close with each heartbeat.
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True
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The tricuspid valve and the mitral valve are located between the atria and allow the blood to flow from the atria to the ventricles.
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True
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Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the body's tissues and organs.
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False
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Since the arteries keep pace with the heart, you can measure the heart rate by counting the contractions of the arteries.
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True
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Capillaries are the largest of all blood vessels.
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False
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The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place through the capillary wall.
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True
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Your respiratory system is the system in your body that is responsible for breathing.
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True
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The lungs are made up of thick fibrous tissue.
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False
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Internal respiration takes place in the alveoli.
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True
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The alveoli are located at the end of the bronchi.
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False
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The hemoglobin in blood combines with oxygen when the blood flows through areas where oxygen concentration is high.
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True
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Marijuana does not contain carcinogens.
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False
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It is more difficult to stop smoking cigarettes if you use marijuana regularly.
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False
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It takes as long as 3 days for the body to eliminate the chemical effect that marijuana has on the body.
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False
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The drug THC acts as a stimulant and can improve strength, balance, and coordination.
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False
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People who quit smoking usually cannot reverse the adverse affects caused by cigarettes.
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False
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The two health-related components of fitness are muscular strength and muscular endurance.
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True
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Circuit resistance training utilizes only aerobic energy.
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False
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The training program for muscular endurance should not resemble the activity for which the endurance is needed.
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False
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Cross training is a great way to improve overall fitness by decreasing the impact on the joints that is associated with running.
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True
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Individuals who cross train repeat the same exercises each day.
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False
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Concentric muscles contraction occurs when a muscle is being shortened.
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True
Term
Muscular strength is the capacity of your body's muscles to generate extreme amounts of force in long periods of time utilizing aerobic energy.
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False
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Anaerobic exercises help to increase muscle strength and produces short term bursts of energy without the use of oxygen.
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True
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Stretching can increase the risk of injury.
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False
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It is important to repeat the same exercises each day to improve conditioning and overall fitness.
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False
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The term "aerobic fitness" and "cardio-respiratory fitness" means the same thing.
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True
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Duration refers to the amount of time of your aerobic session.
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True
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Frequency refers to how hard you exercise.
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False
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Intensity refers to haw hard the body is working.
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True
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Activities that are low in intensity and of short duration will provide adequate cardio-respiratory improvement.
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False
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During the aerobic activities, your muscles require less oxygen.
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False
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The best aerobic activity is the one that you will enjoy doing the most.
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True
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The most common drawbacks of aerobic workouts are joint and muscle strain
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True
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Duration refers to the amount of time of your aerobic session.
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True
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The best aerobic activity is the one that you will enjoy doing the most.
Definition
True
Term
The most common drawbacks of aerobic workouts are joint and muscle strains and sprains.
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False
Term
The more aerobic exercise that you do, the thinner you get.
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False
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Warming-up helps your body prepare for exercise by slowly lowering your heart rate and muscle temperature.
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False
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also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes, a condition in which the pancreas does not produce and/or utilize enough insulin to meet the body's needs.
Definition
Type 2 Diabetes
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The traits that are passed on from parents to their children through the genes.
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Hereditary
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The ability to change direction of your body quickly. Sports such as tennis and racquetball require high levels of agility.
Definition
agility
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anaerobic
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without oxygen. Short bursts of activity, such as weight lifting, are examples of anaerobic energy.
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skill-related aspects
Definition
an ability, proficiency, or dexterity.
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The movement or action of large and/or major muscle groups.
Definition
gross motor skills
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The movement of smaller muscles such as the fingers and hands.skills
Definition
Fine motor
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Movements that involve a series of muscle groups that are dependent on eye coordination, timing, precision, and tracking.
Definition
Complex motor skills
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The factors relating to physical health including cardiovascular efficiency (how well the heart works), muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body compositon.
Definition
Health related factors
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related to inactive lifestyle: obesity, coronary heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes.
Definition
Hypokinetic disease
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thickening and hardening of arteries
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Arteriosclerosis
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The increased demand that is placed on the body to enhance and improve physical condition
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overload
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The gradual increase of resistance against a muscle over a period of time
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progression
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Overloading specific muscles you would like to strengthen
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specificity
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Why are stronger muscles typically larger?
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When muscles are regularly forced to work against more resistance than normal, the cells within the muscles become larger.
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When the body seems to show little or no improvement to overloading the muscles.
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plateau
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Progressive weakening and size reduction of muscle tissue, which is usually the result of disease or disuse is called______.
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atrophy
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Duration
Definition
How long you exercise.
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intensity
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The difficulty of an exercise
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Frequency
Definition
How often you exercise.
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Delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS)
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Soreness that occurs in the body 24 to 48 hours after an exercise session
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Stretches that are held for a period of time without movement. Static stretches are more appropriate at the end of an exercise session to help muscles relax and decrease the development of DOMS.
Definition
Static stretching
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Elastic cords of fiber that attach one bone to another.
Definition
ligaments
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A type of connective tissue found between the bones that allows the smooth movement of joints
Definition
cartilage
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Fatty cartilage (sac) that surrounds a joint for protection.
Definition
joint capsule
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A membrane that coats the inner surface of the joint capsule.
Definition
synovial membrane
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Fluid within the joint that acts as a lubricant to the joints and tendons.
Definition
synovial fluid
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A joint that permits movement only in one direction.
Definition
hinge joint: Elbow, knee
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A joint in which the rounded head of a bone fits into the cup-like cavity of another bone and permits movement in any direction. Allows a wide range of motion and freedom of movement.
Definition
Ball and socket: Shoulder,Hip
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A joint in which one bone rotates around another allowing turning and rotation.
Definition
Pivot Joints: turning head side to side and turning the palm of the hand
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Joints located between the surfaces of two flat bones, allowing the flat bones to glide against each other.They are held together by ligaments.Joints
Definition
Gliding Some of the joints in the ankles and wrists are gliding joints.
Term
A joint that does not allow for any movement. Skull
Definition
Fixed joints
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Upper chamber located on the right side of the heart that receives blood from the vena cava and pumps blood across the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle.
Definition
Right Atrium
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Upper chamber located on the left side of the heart that pumps blood across the mitral valve into the left ventricle.
Definition
Left atrium
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Right lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the right atrium and pumps blood into the pulmonary artery.
Definition
Right ventricle
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Largest chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-rich blood from the left atrium, pumps it through the aortic valve and then to the aorta. This blood is distributed to all the tissues of the body.
Definition
Left ventricle
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The pulmonary valve and the aortic valve ____ as the ventricles begin to contract.
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open
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Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
Definition
arteries
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Blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood to the heart.
Definition
veins
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Tiniest blood vessels of the circulatory system that connect arteries to veins and distributes oxygenated blood to the body.
Definition
capillaries
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Tiny air sacs at the final point of the respiratory tree where gas exchange takes place.
Definition
alveoli
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Stretches that are held for a period of time without movement
Definition
Static Stretches
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Pressure in the arteries when the heart beats (contracts)
Definition
Systolic pressure
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Pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest, between beats, between beats.
Definition
Diastolic pressure
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A condition that occurs when the force of blood in the arteries is higher than normal.
Definition
Hypertension
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How is blood pressure is read.
Definition
systolic over diastolic in millimeters of mercury.
Term
Loss of blood to the brain caused by a ruptured vessel is called.
Definition
stroke
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A balloon-type, bulging of a blood vessel
Definition
aneurysm
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A single cell within a muscle. Also called the functional unit of a muscle
Definition
muscle fiber
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A narrowing of one or more of the carotid arteries
Definition
Carotid artery disease
Term
A disease that makes it hard for the body to control the level of glucose in the blood stream.
Definition
Diabetes
Term
Circulatory disorder caused by a lack of circulation and blood supply to the hands, feet, tip of the nose and ears.
Definition
Raynaud's Disease
Term
A narrowing of one or more of the carotid arteries
Definition
Carotid artery disease
Term
Hardening and thickening of the walls of the blood vessels
Definition
arteriosclerosis
Term
A disease that makes it hard for the body to control the level of glucose in the blood stream.
Definition
Diabetes
Term
Circulatory disorder caused by a lack of circulation and blood supply to the hands, feet, tip of the nose and ears.
Definition
Raynaud's Disease
Term
Exercise training method designed to improve strength, posture, and flexibility.
Definition
Pilates
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Is said to tone and stretch muscles, massage and stimulate glands and internal organs, help reduce signs of aging, and deepen breathing.
Definition
Yoga
Term
Sugar that is found in the blood and used as the body's main energy source.
Definition
Glucose
Term
Is responsible for making insulin
Definition
pancreas
Term
a condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body does not effectively metabolize the insulin that is produced. Often is controlled with exercise and diet.
Definition
Type 2 Diabetes
Term
a substance that is released by an organ or tissue in the body.
Definition
Hormone
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