2022 Exam: Functional Anatomy / Exercise Physiology / Sport Psychology / Motor Learning and Coaching / Biomechanics Flashcards
From outside to in, what is the structure of a Skeletal Muscle. Briefly describe each.
- Bone: Serves as an anchor for the muscle.
- Tendon: Connects the muscle itself, to the bone.
- Epimysium: Connective tissue around the whole muscle. Transfers tension to bone to create movement.
- Perimysium: Connective tissue around the Fascicle.
- Blood Vessel: Keeps blood and other nutrients/essential products flowing around your body.
- Fascicle: A bundle of Muscle Fibres
- Endomysium: Connective tissue around each Muscle Fiber.
- Muscle Fiber: Made up of Myofibrils
- Myofibril: Made up of Actin and Myosin.
What is a Motor Unit?
A Motor Unit is the combination of the Motor Neuron and ALL Muscle Fibres that it innervates.
What do each of the fibres use as a fuel source.
Type I = Triglycerides
Type II = Creatine Phosphate and Glycogen
Type IIb = Creatine Phosphate and Glycogen
What is meant by the term ‘Energy System Interplay’
Energy System Interplay refers to the progressive predominance of different energy system throughout an active time period. Immediately, the ATP-CP system takes predominance for the first 5-10 seconds, while the Anaerobic and Aerobic assist. Then the Anaerobic takes predominance for the next 2 minutes which ATP-CP and Aerobic take the back seat and then Aerobic finally kicks in until your smashed.
Which is the fastest fibre, Type I, Type II or Type IIb
Type IIb
What are the Origin and Insertion points. What are they also known as?
The Origin point is the point that connects to the stationary bone during muscle contraction. It is also known as the Proximal end.
The insertion point is the point that connect to the moving bone during muscle contraction. It is also known as the Distal end.
What is meant by the term ‘Reciprocal Inhibition’
Reciprocal Inhibition is used to describe the coordinated relaxing of muscles on one side of a joint to accomodate contraction on the other side of that joint.
What are the 3 types of muscle contractions
Concentric, Eccentric and Isometric
Describe a Concentric Contraction in words and movement.
Movement is the opposite direction of gravitational pull.
Does Bicep Curl up
Describe an Eccentric Contraction in words and movement.
Muscle movement is the same direction of gravitational pull.
Does Bicep Curl down
Describe an Isometric Contraction in words and movement.
Muscle contracts but no movement occurs.
Flexes bicep without moving arm/shoulder
List the points of the Sliding Filament Theory (7 points, 2 rules)
- Nerve impulse stimulates the release of Acetylcholine.
- Calcium is then released from the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum.
- Calcium binds to troponin which displaces tropomyosin revealing the Actin binding sites.
- ATP attatched to Myosin head and breaks off one Phosphate to form ADP+Pi, creating energy.
- Energy is held in the Myosin head and used to create a crossbridge when the head grabs on to the Actin Binding Site.
- Myosin head pulls on Actin Filament in a process called the power stroke, sarcomere shortens.
- New ATP Molecule attatches to the Myosin head, releasing the cross bridge and the process begins again.
- Contraction can continue as long as there is ATP present.
- Once nerve impulse stops, Calcium is reabsorbed by Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and contraction is no longer possible.
What are the 4 sections of a Motor Neuron
- Dendrites
- Cell Body
- Axon
- Motor End Plates
What is the difference between the Sensory and Motor division of the PNS
Sensory division carries message from body/environment to the brain. SENSORY NEURONS
Motor division carries messages from the brain to the muscles. MOTOR NEURONS
How does movement occur (In terms of Nervous Control)
- Message is sent from brain in the form of Action Potential down spinal cord.
- Action potential detected by dendrites of Motor Neuron which sends info to cell body.
- The cell body directs information down axon to motor end plate, attached to the targeted muscle.
- The action potential is delivered to the muscle which is innervated
Name and define the three types of FORCES
Isotonic Force: Muscle change in length against a constant load
Isokinetic Force: Muscle change in length against a varying load.
Isometric Force: Muscle length does not change.
What is the ‘All or Nothing’ Principle
All the fibres in a motor unit will either contract at their maximum capacity or they will not contract at all.
What does the ‘Force-Velocity’ graph look like in an Eccentric contraction
Curve up to the right (curvy tick)
What does the ‘Force-Velocity’ graph look like in an Concentric contraction
Curve down to the right. (Inverted curvy tick)
What does the ‘Force-Velocity’ graph look like through an Isometric Contraction
Downward hill to the right with Isometric in the middle.
What does the ‘Force-Length’ graph look like
Inverted U
Describe the 4 steps of Neuromuscular Facilitation
- Message is sent from the brain in the form of action potential down the spinal cord.
- Action potential detected by dendrites of Motor Neuron which sends info to the cell body.
- The cell body directs information down the axon to the motor end plate, attached to the targeted muscle.
- The action potential is delivered to the muscle, which will be innervated in accordance with the ‘All or Nothing’ principle.
Name and Define the 4 methods of Heat Transfer
- Conduction: Heat exchanged by 2 objects in contact.
- Convention: Heat exchanged with a fluid that is flowing (Air & Water)
- Radiation: Heat transfer from a warmer body to a cooler body.
- Evaporation: Cooling of the body as a result of vaporisation of sweat.
What is Heart Rate
The number of times the heat beats per minute.
What is Stroke Volume
The amount of blood ejected from heart with each beat.
What is Cardiac Output
The amount of blood circulating around the body each minute = HR x SV
What is Double Heat Load
Situation where the body is forced to deal with metabolic and environmental heat.
What is Cardiovascular Drift
When the heart rate increases in an attempt to maintain cardiac output caused by a decrease in stroke volume.
What is Dehydration
Dehydration is when the amount of water leaving the body is more than the amount entering it.
What is, and how do you hyper-hydrate
Involves increasing the body’s fluid stores by consuming extra fluid prior to an event.
600ml 3-4 hours before event.
400ml just before game to prime the stomach
Avoid caffeine as it is a diuretic
How do you manage water intake during exercise
Drink approximately 200ml, every 15 mins.
Don’t just drink when thirsty
Make sure to also have sports drinks an hour after beginning as you will lose salts in sweat
How do you manage water intake after exercise
You need to replenish back to pre exercise weight.
For every 1L sweat loss, you need 1.5L as you will urinate some out.
Consume sport drink to keep osmality high so you don’t urinate as much.
What is Hyponatremia
An abnormally low concentration of Sodium in the blood.
When a person is exercising and just drinking water, the salts are not being replaced.
Essentially, it is an imbalance where a lack of salt can interfere with the heart and muscle functions.
What are 5 physiological responses to exercising in the heat.
- Increased HR, Decreased SV
- Rapid Dehydration
- Increased blood viscosity due to decreased plasma vol.
- Increased peripheral blood flow.
- Increased core and peripheral temperatures.
4 ways to help cope with exercising in the heat.
- Hydration
- Clothing
- Pre cool body
- Acclimatise
Name and describe 3 Physiological responses to exercising in the cold.
- Peripheral Vasoconstriction: Blood flow away from skin surface to core.
- Shivering: Muscle contractions designed to create heat
- Piloerection: Body hair stands on end to trap warm air layer.
Why is it harder to breathe at altitude.
It is harder to breathe as there is a smaller concentration of oxygen in the air. When breathed in, it affects the concentration gradient needed to diffuse oxygen into blood, causing a lack of oxygen to enter.
List, judge which of the 3 Altitude Acclimatisation methods are the best.
- Live High, Train Low: This is BEST
- Live High, Train High: This is STUPID
- Live Low, Train High: This is STUPID
Name 3 acute, and 3 chronic adaptations to altitude training
Acute: Higher Resp rate, Higher Tidal Volume and Higher levels of nausea
Chronic: Higher Haematocrit, Higher Mitochondria, Higher Aerobic Enzymes
What are 3 functions of Protein
Growth of muscle tissue, Repair of muscle tissue, Production of red blood cells and antibodies.
What % of Caloric Intake should a normie have, vs an athlete.
Normie:
45-55% of daily caloric intake.
Approx 4.2g/kg bodyweight
Athlete:
60% daily caloric intake.
Approx 8-10g/kg bodyweight
What is Carbohydrate loading
Carbohydrate loading is a nutritional intervention aimed at delaying the depletion of glycogen stores.
What is the 3 day Carbo-load method
Consume approximately 7-8g/kg bodyweight of carbohydrates for 3 days leading up to competition
Players can still exercise, however there is significant tapering occurring leading up to competition so as to not deplete glycogen stores.
What is the 1 day Carbo-load method
Consume 8-10g/kg of bodyweight of carbs the day before competition. = about 3 loaves of bread (Supplements have to be used)
Tapering is required to spare muscle glycogen stores.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to Carbo loading
Adv:
- Builds glycogen stores delaying its depletion
- Allows athletes to maintain intensity for longer periods of time due to glycogen sparing.
Neg:
- Increases water absorption = increase in weight.