Muscles
Calf muscle scientific name?
Gastrocnemius
true or false: Phalanges are short bones
False
What does the red blood cells do?
carry oxygen from your lungs to your body's tissues and help remove carbon dioxide
inspiration is considered to be active or passive phase of ventilation
active
what is ATP
molecules found in muscles that produce energy for muscular contractions
What is the 'agonist'?
Primary muscle that contracts/shortens
anatomical movement when an arm moves towards the body
adduction
difference between vasoconstriction and vasodilation
vasoconstriction = the narrowing of blood vessels decreasing blood flow
vasodilation= the widening of blood vessels increasing blood flow
ventilation calculation
RR x TV = V
food fuels for aerobic system
carbs, fats, proteins
Muscle type responsible for voluntary muscle movement?
Skeletal Muscle
From superior (above) to inferior (below), the curvatures of the spine is?
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx
Volume of blood ejected from the heart per beat is referred to as
Stroke Volume
grape-like structure in at the end of the lungs?
alveoli
What is the main fatiguing factor for the anaerobic glycolysis system?
hydrogen ions
cardiac muscle characteristics (control, appearance, example)
involuntary, straited, heart
name 3 synovial joints
ball and socket, gliding, hinge, pivot, condyloid, saddle
blood vessels that carries blood towards the heart
veins
Tidal volume is?
The tidal volume is the volume of air moving in and out of the lungs with each breath
other than a 100 meter sprint, ATP-PC is the greatest contributor for what other events
javelin, shotput, long jump, 50m swim, high jump
What is reciprocal inhibition?
Where contracting one muscle automatically causes the opposing muscle to relax.
3 types of joints
fixed joints, cartilaginous joints and synovial joints
explain what valves do?
directs or controls the flow of fluids
The movement of gaseous molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration is called
diffusion
what energy system increase it contribution to a race when intensity increase to pass a competitor
Anaerobic glycolysis system