Muscular System
This property of muscles refers to their ability to shorten and produce force.
What is Contractible?
This type of movement refers to bending a joint to decrease the angle.
What is Flexion?
This type of motivation comes from external rewards, such as money, trophies, or praise.
What is Extrinsic motivation?
This macronutrient is critical during exercise due to its storage of glycogen.
What is Carbohydrate?
This vitamin plays a role in bone health, muscle function, and the immune system.
What is Vitamin D?
This property refers to muscles returning to their original shape after being stretched.
What is Elastic?
This type of movement refers to straightening a joint to increase the angle.
What is Extension?
This type of motivation comes from within, such as personal growth or a sense of accomplishment.
What is Intrinsic motivation?
This macronutrient is essential for building and repairing tissues, including muscles.
What is Protein?
This vitamin is important for energy metabolism, red blood cell production, and nervous system function.
What are B-Complex Vitamins?
Muscles can adapt to changes in exercise and training, which is a key property of the muscular system.
What is Adaptable?
This type of movement refers to moving a body part away from the midline of the body.
What is Abduction?
The four factors that contribute to self-efficacy are physiologic arousal, social persuasion, past performance, and this.
What is Observing others?
This macronutrient can serve as an energy source, especially during low to moderate-intensity exercise.
What is Fat?
This mineral helps maintain electrolyte balance and aids in nerve signaling and muscle contraction.
What are Sodium and Potassium?
Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by this structure.
What are Tendons?
This movement is the opposite of abduction, bringing a body part toward the midline.
What is Adduction?
This theory suggests that performance declines after too much arousal.
What is the Inverted U hypothesis?
The recommended percentage of daily calories from protein.
What is 10-35%?
This mineral supports bone health and muscle contraction.
What is Calcium?
Visceral muscle is this type of muscle.
This type of movement involves rotating a body part around its axis.
What is Rotation?
The theory that helps athletes replace negative thoughts related to performance anxiety with more balanced ones.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Theory?
These serve as the primary and preferred energy source for the body, especially during high-intensity exercise.
What are carbohydrates?
This mineral is crucial for oxygen transport in blood and energy metabolism.
What is Iron?