Neuromuscular Physiology
Mineral released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
What is calcium?
Brain structure regulating body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
Movement of air in and out of lungs.
What is pulmonary ventilation?
Lipid-soluble hormone classification.
What are steroids?
Instrument measuring joint ROM.
What is a goniometer?
Smallest functional unit of skeletal muscle.
What is a sarcomere?
Heat loss via movement of air or liquid.
What is convection?
Phase passive at rest but active during exercise.
What is expiration?
Two thyroid hormones increasing metabolic rate.
What are T3 and T4?
This training principle refers to gradually increasing workload to stimulate adaptation.
What is progressive overload?
Red muscle fiber type rich in myoglobin.
What is Type I slow twitch?
Only heat loss mechanism that is not also heat gain.
What is evaporation?
Rate oxygen diffuses into blood.
What is oxygen diffusion capacity?
Hormone stimulating red blood cell production.
What is erythropoietin?
VO₂max is typically expressed in these units.
What are mL/kg/min?
Neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction.
What is acetylcholine?
High-altitude condition causing headache and nausea.
What is acute mountain sickness (AMS)?
Primary CO₂ transport form in blood.
What is bicarbonate ion transport?
Mineralocorticoid regulating fluid balance.
What is aldosterone?
Karvonen Target Heart Rate for 40-year-old, RHR 60, 75% intensity.
What is 150 bpm?
Protective reflex from Golgi tendon organ.
What is autogenic inhibition?
Goosebumps are caused by this response.
What is piloerection?
Three components of the respiratory membrane.
All 3 must be named in order for answer to be correct.
What are the alveolar wall, capillary wall, and basement membrane?
Secondary messenger used by glucagon.
What is cyclic AMP?
Fat-free mass density assumed in Siri equation.
What is 1.10 g/cm³?