Exercise Physiology
The fundamental adaptation to resistance training that results in enlargement of muscle fibers.
What is hypertrophy?
The formula used to calculate cardiac output.
What is Q = HR × SV?
The three macronutrients required in the human diet.
What are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
The device used to measure joint range of motion.
What is a goniometer?
The training strategy that uses planned cycles to overcome strength plateaus and manipulate training variables over time.
What is periodization?
The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.
What is heart rate reserve?
The amino acids that cannot be synthesized in adequate amounts by the human body and must be obtained from the diet.
What are essential amino acids?
The primary mover for horizontal shoulder adduction.
What is the pectoralis major?
The method that is considered the “gold standard” for measuring body composition
What is Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)?
The blood vessels that deliver the functional blood supply to the myocardium.
What are the coronary arteries?
The cellular location where glycolysis takes place.
What is the cytoplasm?
The basic functional unit of skeletal muscle that extends from one Z-disc to the next Z-disc.
What is a sarcomere?
The gland that leads to bone breakdown and increases circulating Ca2+ in the blood.
What is the Parathyroid Gland?
The valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle that prevents backflow of blood into the atrium during ventricular contraction.
What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
The type of dietary fiber associated with improvements in blood cholesterol.
What is soluble fiber?
This specifically-named angle is used a lot to monitor patellar tracking and provide information that might help explain patellofemoral pain.
What is the Q Angle?
The highest sustainable work rate at which blood lactate concentration remains relatively stable without progressively increasing.
What is maximal lactate steady state?
The pressure difference between the arterial and venous sides of the circulation that serves as the primary driving force for systemic blood flow.
What is mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
This unit is equivalent to losing 1 lbs of fat and 3500 calories
What is a kilocalorie?
The name for the mechanism that leads to a tightening of the plantar fascia as the body's center of mass progresses forward.
What is the Windlass Mechanism?