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Study of the heart
What is cardiology?
Study of the heart
What is pneumology?
Study of the skeletal system
What is osteology?
The study of muscle contractions
What is myology?
The amount of force that the blood exerts upon the wall of the blood vessels
What is blood pressure?
circuit of vessels supplying oxygenated blood to and returning deoxygenated blood from the tissues of the body
What is systematic circulation?
system of blood vessels that forms a closed circuit between the heart and the lungs
What is pulmonary circulation?
axial and appendicular
What are 2 broad divisions of the skeletal system?
bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments
What is the skeletal system made up of?
Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular skeletal health, and body composition
3 essential components of the aerobic exercise?
exercise that includes the absence of oxygen
what is anaerobic exercise?
new pigment or unusual growth under the skin, mole that changes size, shape, or color, sores that don't heal, ect.
what are warning signs of melanoma?
largest organ in the body
what is skin?
What are the 3 essential components of physical fitness?
Cardiovascular endurance, musculoskeletal health, and body composition.