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What is the Respiratory System
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System of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the blood stream
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What is Inspiration
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The process of actively contracting inspiratory muscles to move air into the body
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What is Expiration
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The process of actively or passively relaxing the imspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
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What is Oxygen Consumption
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The use of oxygen by the body. At rest, oxygen consumption, or VO2, is about 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg of weight per minute. This is typically referred to as 1 MET.
VO2 = Q x a - v O2 difference. |
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What does Aerobic mean
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Requires oxygen
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What does Anaerobic mean
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Doesn't require oxygen
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What is a Adenosine Triphosphate
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ATP is a cellular structure that supplies energy for many biomechanical cellular processes by undergoing enzymatic hydrolysis
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What is Glycolysis
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Anaerobic system that uses the breakdown of carbs (glucose) to rapidly produce ATP. One glucose molecule produces 2 ATP. Limited to 30 to 50 seconds of moderate to high intensity activities, like a set of 8 to 12 reps.
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