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Nutrition and Fitness 1340
Dr. Ball Test #4
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Fitness
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2011

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fascicle
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Bundles of muscle fibers

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muscle fibers
Definition
made up of myofibrils
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myofibrils
Definition
threadlike structures that contain contractile proteins
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sarcomere
Definition
repeating contractile unit in a myofibril that goes from      z-line to z-line
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actin
Definition
the thin filament
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myosin
Definition
thick filament
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origin
Definition
the part of the muscle that attatches to the stationary bone
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insertion
Definition
the end of the muscle that attatches to the bone that is in motion
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motor unit
Definition
motor nerve and all of the muscle fibers included
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"All or None" Law of muscular contraction
Definition
when a motor unit is stimulated it fires 100% of it's optimal potential
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Sliding Filament Theory
Definition
The process by which actin slides over the myosin
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tropomyosin
Definition
a long thin protein that lies in the groove formed by the twisted shape of actin
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troponin
Definition
protein periodically located on the actin
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action potential
Definition
the electrical signal that is generated in a motor nerve
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z-line
Definition
the vertical lines on muscle fivers that define the boundaries of a sacromere
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histochemical staining
Definition
method to identify fiber types
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hypertrophy
Definition
increase in size of cells
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hyperplasia
Definition
increase in number of cells
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summation
Definition
the addative effects of multiple twitches
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tetany
Definition
the end result of summation
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muscle power
Definition
work/time
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work
Definition
force/distance
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muscle spindle
Definition
protective mechanism for stretching
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Golgi Tendon Organ
Definition
protective mechanism to prevent excessive muscle contractions
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Jump into Action Program
Definition
a team taught nutrition and physical activity program for 5th graders
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Tendo
Definition
measures the speed of the bar
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APRE
Definition
autoregulatory progressive resistance exercise
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fraud
Definition
intentional perversion of the truth for gain
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quackery
Definition
may not be intentional perversion of the truth
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Proprietary blend
Definition
false term that was designed to prevent the competition from stealing formula recipes
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Caveat Emptor
Definition
false term latin for buyer beware!
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physiological age
Definition
the biological and functional capacity of the body as it should be in relation to the person's maximal potential at any given age in the lifespan
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functional capacity
Definition
the ability to perform the ordinary and unusual demands of daily living without limitations and excesive fatigue or injury
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Chronological Age
Definition
calendar age
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life expectancy
Definition

how many years a person is expected to live

 

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conventional western medicine
Definition
traditional medical practice methods that are tested through rigorous scientific trials, also called allopathic medicine
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osteopath
Definition

a medical practitioner with specialized training in musculoskeletal problems who uses diagnostic and theraputic methods of conventionalmedicine in addition to manipulative measures

 

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ophthamologist
Definition
medical specialist concerned with diseases of the eye and perscrition of corrective lenses
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physician assistant
Definition
health care practitioner trained to treat most standard cases of care
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Complementary and altenative medicine (CAM)
Definition
a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine, also called unconventional, nonallopathic, or integrative medicine
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homeopathy
Definition
system of treatment based on minute quantities of remedies that in large amounts produce effects similar to the disease being treated
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