Ch. 9 Muscular Training Flashcards
What is Wolff’s law?
When the skeleton is subjected to stressful forces, such as those that occur with exercise, it responds by laying down more bone tissue, thereby increasing its density. When individuals experience prolonged periods of bed rest, their bones become less dense.
What two layers are bones composed of?
1) dense outer layer (cortical bone)
2) honeycomb inner structure (trabecular bone)
What is an example of a uniplanar (hinge) joint?
Ankle, elbow
What is an example of a biplanar joint?
Foot, knee, hand, wrist
What is an example of a multiplanar joint?
Hip, thumb, shoulder
What is proprioception?
The sense of knowing where the body is in relation to its various segments and the external environment
What is the Golgi tendon organ?
A sensory organ within a tendon that, when stimulated, causes an inhibition of the entire muscle group to protect from too much force
What is the muscle spindle?
The sensory organ within a muscle that is sensitive to stretch and thus protects the muscle against too much stretch
What is the vestibular system?
the part of the central nervous system that coordinates reflexes of the eyes, neck and body to maintain equilibrium
What are the 3 types of muscle?
1) skeletal - attaches to skeleton
2) smooth - walls of hollow organs
3) cardiac - walls of the heart
What are tendons?
Attach muscle to bone
What are the characteristics of fast twitch (type 2) muscle fibers?
Anaerobic
3-5 reps
heavy weight
What are the characteristics of slow twitch (type 1) muscle fibers?
Aerobic
12-20 reps
moderate weight
What is a sarcomere?
The fundamental contracting unit of skeletal muscle
What do ligaments do?
Support a joint by attaching bone to bone
What are the 3 types of fascia?
Superficial, deep and subserous
Why is deep fascia directly related to flexibility?
It provides a framework that ensures proper alignment of muscle fibers, blood vessels and nerves and enables safe and effective transmission of forces
Where is the COG located?
Where mass is considered to be equal on all sides. On most people, at the level of the second sacral vertebrae
2 types of tissue adaptions result from muscle training. These are:
- Myofibrillar hypertrophy (increase in # of myofibrils)
2. Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy (increase in muscle cell sarcoplasm)
The relationship between muscle force and resistance force is mediated by _____
leverage factors
What is the double progression protocol?
First increasing reps and then weight using increments of 5%
What is the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?
the sympathetic nervous system is activated when there is a stressor or emergency such as severe pain, anger or fear (fight or flight). The parasympathetic nervous system aids in controlling normal functions when the body is relaxed and aids in digesting food, storing energy and promoting growth.
What is the primary function of the anterior tibialis?
a) flexion at knee; extension at hip
b) dorsiflexion at ankle; inversion at foot
c) adduction
dorsiflexion at ankle; inversion at foot
What is the primary function of the rectus femoris?
extension of the knee; flexion of the hip