Anatomy
Connective tissue that joins muscles and bones
Tendon
a session of vigorous physical exercise or training
workout
A tube fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids
syringe
When a runner has run through the whole track and is back at the starting point, they have completed a...
lap
What's the difference between these two sentences? What verb tenses are these?
I had a dog for two years
I've had a dog for two years
I had -> Past simple, I no longer have the dog (completed actions at a known point in the past)
I've had -> Present perfect, I still have the dog (action that starts in the past and continues to the present)
Upper part of the leg (pronounce and spell!!)
Thigh
What are the three types of contraction?
Concentric, eccentric and isometric
sterile fabric used to cover a wound
Gauze
Infringing the rules will get you....
disqualified
Depending on the sport, we use the verbs play, do or go. What is the rule?
play + ball sports
do + sports without a ball
go + sport ending in -ing
Movement in the frontal plane. The body part moves towards the central line of the body or across the central line and to the other side of the body.
Adduction
Point where the metabolic system changes
Threshold
Medical term for rapid and erratic heartbeat
Tachycardia
Any race without obstacles, typically a short-distance sprint race focusing on speed
Dash
Are must and have to complete synonyms in positive and negative sentences?
No. They are very similar in positive sentences, but the meaning is very different when negated:
mustn't -> prohibition
don't have to -> lack of necessity
What type of synovial joint is the hip?
Ball-and-socket
How do we call the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important competition?
Tapering
Difference between sprain and strain
A sprain is an injury to the ligaments and capsule of a joint in the body. A strain is an injury to muscles or tendons.
a short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race
Baton
_________ is going to retire
A) Venus and Serena's manager
B) Venus's and Serena's manager
C) Venus' and Serena's manager
D)Venus and Serena manager
A) Venus and Serena's manager
The pelvic girdle is made up of four bones, which are they?
Illium, ischium, sacrum and coccyx
What are the six basic physical qualities as they appear in the textbook?
Agility. Balance. Coordination. Endurance. Strength. Suppleness.
Type of fracture where the bone is broken in several pieces
comminuted fracture
a running race in which runners must clear hurdles and water jumps.
steeplechase
Used to and would are not always interchangeable when used in the past. Provide an example sentence that proves this.
Open.
Ex:
That building used to (not would) be a hospital.