Terms
Growth
Anabolic
Wasting or Breaking Down; Eating Away (results in shrinking)
Catabolic
What a diuretic does
Releases water from the body; makes you urinate frequently
Natural examples of diuretics: Watermelon, caffeine
Another name for a lumbar tear
Lumbar Strain
Increased masculine characteristics
Androgenic--Can be caused by steroid abuse (women growing facial hair and getting manly characteristics)
Load Receptor at the Tendon
Golgi body or Golgi Tendon Organ (Also referred to as a muscle spindle)
Supplement that increases body temperature by 1 degree Fahrenheit.
Thermogenic Aid
Wrongful Act
Tort
Another name for a shoulder labrum tear
DEFINE THIS ACRONYM
SLAP TEAR
Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior
SCAT 5
Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5) is a standardized concussion assessment, available as a pdf, used by healthcare providers when a concussion is suspected in athletes ages 12 and older
Genu Varum
Bow Legged
Genu Valium
Knock Kneed
Three muscles of the Pea-Anserine
Sartorius, Semi Tendonosis, Graziles
What are the two myofilaments of the sarcomere. (This is where amino acid supplementation is very affective in muscle growth)
Actin-a protein that plays a key role in cell structure, motility, and signal transduction
Myosin-Protein that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy
Group of nerves that affect the upper quadrant breathing muscles of the diaphragm
Solar Plexus--Controls breathing. (When you get the wind knocked out of you
Pyramid Weight Training
Delorme Method
Reverse-Pyramid Weight Training
Oxford Method
Define Effusion
Giving off or discharging a liquid from the body
Salts and sugars are reabsorbed here
Loop of Henle in the Nephron
RTP and RHR
Return to Play
Resting Heart Rate
Segments of Periodization Training; smaller than the Mesocycle
Macrocycle
Pain in the chest; Tightness
Angina
A test to determine if the body is utilizing maximum efficient oxygen in the blood stream under stress
VO2 Max
Type 1 Diabetes
an autoimmune disorder where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
Vasoconstriction
Vasodialation
Narrowing blood vessels
Relaxing and Enlarging blood vessels