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80 Cards in this Set
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Physiology
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Functions in living organism.
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Exercise physiology
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Ways cells and tissues function during exercise.
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness
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Ability to deliver adequate supply of oxygen to exercising muscles.
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Healthy Body Fat % for men
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14-17%
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Healthy Body Fat % for women
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21-24%
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Cardiovascular system
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Heart and all vessels
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Cardiopulmonary system
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Heart, vessels, lungs
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Pulmonary arteries v.s. Pulmonary veins
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Pulmonary arteries have low O2 and Pulmonary veins have hi O2
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Name 4 chambers of heart
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Right and Left Atria and Right and Left Ventricles
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Hemoglobin
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Protein that carries O2 in red blood cells.
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Name the 2 phases of cardiac cycle.
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Systole and Diastole
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Coronary Arteries
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Supply heart with O2
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What is the benefit of having a high level of cardiopulmonary fitness?
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Heart spends more time resting (in diastole) in submaximal exercise intensity.
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Cardiac Output (Q)
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Amount of blood that flows from each ventricle in one minute.
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Stroke Volume (SV)
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Amount of blood pumped from each ventricle each time heart beats.
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Cardiac Output (Q) = ____ x ____
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Heart Rate x Stroke Volume
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Ejection Fraction
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% of total volume of blood in ventricle at end of diastole that is subsequently ejected during contraction(measures heart's efficiency)
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Oxygen Extraction
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Amount of O2 taken from hemoglobin and used during exercise
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ATP
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Body's energy source
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3 pathways to replenish ATP
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1. Aerobic
2. Ananrobic 3. Creatine phosphate |
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Mitochondria
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Site of aerobic energy (ATP) production
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Ischemia
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Insufficient O2 supply
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2 substances body uses to produce ATP
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Fat and Carbohydrates
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Anaerobic threshold
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Intensity at which O2 supply is unavailable
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Glycogen
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Chains of glucose stored in liver and muscles
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Kilocalorie (Kcal)
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Amount of heat required to raise temperature of 1 Kg of water 1 degree C.
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Lactic Acid
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By product of anaerobic ATP production
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VO2 Max
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Total capacity to consume O2 at cellular level; i.e. maximal O2 consumption or maximum aerobic capacity
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VO2 Max depends on 2 factors
VO2 Max = _____ x _____ |
Cardiac output (delivery of O2 to working muscles by blood) and Oxygen extraction (ability to extract O2 from blood for use in mitochondria)
(Cardiac output max) x (Oxygen extraction max) |
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MET
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Resting VO2 = 3.5mL/kg/min
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Firefighting activity = ____ METs
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11 - 13 METs
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Systolic BP
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Pressure from contraction of left ventricle
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Diastolic BP
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Pressure remaining when heart relaxes b/w beats
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During exercise, systolic BP should _____
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Systolic BP should increase
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3 Cardiovascular responses to exercise
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1. Stroke volume increases
2. New capillaries are produced 3. Mitochondrial density increases |
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Overload principle
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System must be made to work harder to improve
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Principle of Specificity of Training
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Aerobic exercise needs to be rhythmic, continuous, and involve large muscle groups
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Muscle Pump
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Rhythmic squeezing of large muscles against veins
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Optimum exercise intensity is
Maximum O2 consumption of ___ to ___% or ___ to ____ % Maximum heart rate |
Max. O2 Consumption 50 - 85% or 60 - 90% Max. HR
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Borg Scale; Recommneded exercise intensity range
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Rating of Perceived Exertion;
12 to 15 on scale of 6-20 or 3 to 5 on scale of 0-10 |
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Minimum daily Aerobic activity = ____ min
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10 min
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Performance Interval Training
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Very High Intensity; Competitive Performance
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Fitness Interval Training
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Modest to Vigorous Intensity; General Fitness
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Minimum Days per Week to exercise = ____
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3 days
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Warm Up purposes
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Increase muscle temperature and allow for blood shunt
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Firefighting activity = ____ METs
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11 - 13 METs
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Systolic BP
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Pressure from contraction of left ventricle
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Diastolic BP
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Pressure remaining when heart relaxes b/w beats
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During exercise, systolic BP should _____
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Systolic BP should increase
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3 Cardiovascular responses to exercise
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1. Stroke volume increases
2. New capillaries are produced 3. Mitochondrial density increases |
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Overload principle
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System must be made to work harder to improve
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Principle of Specificity of Training
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Aerobic exercise needs to be rhythmic, continuous, and involve large muscle groups
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Muscle Pump
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Rhythmic squeezing of large muscles against veins
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Optimum exercise intensity is
Maximum O2 consumption of ___ to ___% or ___ to ____ % Maximum heart rate |
Max. O2 Consumption 50 - 85% or 60 - 90% Max. HR
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Borg Scale; Recommneded exercise intensity range
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Rating of Perceived Exertion;
12 to 15 on scale of 6-20 or 3 to 5 on scale of 0-10 |
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Minimum daily Aerobic activity = ____ min
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10 min
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Performance Interval Training
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Very High Intensity; Competitive Performance
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Fitness Interval Training
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Modest to Vigorous Intensity; General Fitness
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Minimum Days per Week to exercise = ____
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3 days
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Warm Up purposes and time required
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Increase muscle temperature and allow for blood shunt; 3-5 min.
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Cool down until heart rate reaches ___ to ___ bpm to reverse blood shunt
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108 - 120 bpm
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3 primary types of muscle and locations of each
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1. Cardiac - Heart
2. Smooth - Arteries/Intestines 3. Skeletal |
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2 main types of skeletal muscle fibers
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Slow Twitch (Type I) and Fast Twitch (Type II)
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Myofibrils
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Strands of protein running the length of each muscle fiber
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2 primary contractile proteins in myofibril
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Actin and Myosin
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Sacromere
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Repeating units of myofibrils
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3 types of muscle contraction
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1. Concentric (shorten)
2. Eccentric (lengthen) 3. Isometric (no change) |
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2 factors affect amount of force generated during muscle contraction
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1. Size of fibers contracting
2. Number of fibers contracting |
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Motor Unit
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Single motor nerve and all muscle fibers it stimulates
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Hypertrophy
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Increase in size and number of myofibrils
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Hyperplasia
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Increase in number of muscle fibers (not proven in humans)
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3 types of connective tissue
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1. Cartilage (padding b/w bones)
2. Ligaments (connect bone/bone) 3. Tendons (connect muscle/bone) |
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Isotonic
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Same tone and tension; External resistance challenged through entire range of motion
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Dynamic constant external resistance
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Fixed amount of external resistance; constant resistance throughout movement range
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Dynamic variable external resistance
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Automatically vary the resistance throughout movement range
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Isokinetic
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Same Speed; Max. force throughout entire range of movement, while keeping speed constant
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2 types of exercise related soreness
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1. Immediate (Lactic Acid)
2. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS); 1-3 days later; due to small tears in connective tissue |
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Causes of Muscle Fatigue at:
0-30 sec.; 40-60 min.; 60-180 min. |
0-30 sec. - Active cells run out of ATP
40-60 min. - Lactic Acid 60-180 min. - Glycogen depleted |
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4 factors that limit flexibility
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1. Ligaments and tendons
2. Muscle tissue 3. Bone/Joint structure 4. Skin |
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Muscle Spindles
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Fibers in muscle tissue that protect against too much stretch
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