Anatomy Flashcards

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exercise physiology

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provides an understanding of how the body responds to the acute and chronic demands placed on it by the increased energy demands of exercise

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physical activity

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any bodily movement that comes about from the contraction of skeletal muscle and that increases energy expenditure

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exercise

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a more structured form of physical activity that has a specific purpose in mind

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4 Major components of physical fitness + 1

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Muscular fitness, cardiovascular/cardiorespiratory endurance(aerobic fitness), Flexibility, Body composition—- Mind/body vitality

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cardiorespiratory endurance

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the capacity of the heart and lungs to deliver blood and oxygen to the working muscles during exercise

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carbohydrates and fatty acids are converted into what for muscular contraction

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adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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3 basic processes that must interact to provide adequate blood and nutrients to the tissues-

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1- get oxygen to blood through a function of pulmonary ventilation
2- delivering oxygen to the active tissues, a function of cardiac output
3- extracting oxygen from the blood to complete the metabolic production of ATP

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oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is determined primarily by 2 variables- : the ability to adequately ventilate the ___ in the lungs and the ____ concentration of the blood

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alveoli and hemoglobin(hb)

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emphysema

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degradation of the alveoli

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Anterior(Ventral)

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towards the front

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poster(dorsal)

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towards the back

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superior

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towards the head

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inferior

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away from the head

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Medial

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towards the midline of the body

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Lateral

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away from the midline of the body

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proximal

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toward the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

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distal

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away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

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superfical

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external: located close to or on the body surface

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deep

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internal; located further beneath the body surface than superficial structures

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cervical

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regional term referring to the neck

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thoracic

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regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and abdomen, also known as the chest(thorax)

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lumbar

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regional term referring to the portion of the back between then abdomen and the pelvis

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plantar

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the sole of bottom of the feet

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dorsal

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the top surface of the feet and hands

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palmar

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the anterior or ventral surface of the hands

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sagittal plane

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the longitudinal line that divides the body into left and right sections

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frontal plane

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a longitudinal section that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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transverse plane

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also known as the horizontal plane, divides the body into superior and Inferior sections

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artho

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joint

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ilium

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the wide upper part of the pelvic bone

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myositis

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inflammation of a muscle

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os, osteo

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bone

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pulmonary artery

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vessel that brings blood to the lungs

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thorax

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chest