Random Terms
The study of how the various systems of the body respond in an integrated fashion to acute and chronic stimuli and conditions.
A systems approach
A condition whereby too much training results in the maladaptation of body responses.
Overtraining
Immunity existing from within the body at birth.
Innate
The adrenal medulla releases these two adrenaline hormones
epinephrine and norepinephrine
This muscle fiber type is resistant to fatigue
Type I
A disease condition characterized by low bone mineral density.
Osteoporosis
An organic compound found in muscle and cardiac tissue and capable of storing and providing energy for muscular contraction.
Creatine Phosphate
Immunity that is derived after birth.
Acquired/Adaptive
The pancreas releases this hormone when sugar is ingested
This muscle fiber type has the lowest oxidative capacity (very specific)
Type IIx
The maximal amount of oxygen consumed by the body during maximal effort exercise.
VO2max
The breakdown of glycogen to produce energy.
Glycogenolysis
The relationship between exercise and upper respiratory illness may be modeled in the form of this letter curve
J
The skin produces this hormone when exposed to the sun
Vitamin D
An increase in the muscle fiber cross-sectional size.
Hypertrophy
A measure of the concentration of a solution.
Osmolarity
Any substance or device that improves physiologic or psychological performance.
Ergogenic Aids
This keeps pathogens out
Physical barriers
This hormone stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow
Erythropoietin
An increase in the number of muscle fibers in a muscle.
Hyperplasia
The branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations.
Epidemiology
The exercise intensity where maximal lactic acid production is matched by maximal lactic acid removal.
Maximal lactate steady state
These provide a hostile environment or neutralize pathogens inside the system
Chemical barriers
This hormone is essential for the growth of bones and soft tissue; protein anabolism; fat mobilization
Growth hormone
An undeveloped cell that has the potential to convert to a developed cell.
Undifferentiated satellite cells