Chapter 1: Modern State of Health & Fitness Flashcards
Homeostasis
When the body maintains stable equilibrium (balance of emotion or a stable situation)
Morbidity
When you have a disease.
Mortality
Risk of death or dying.
Socioeconomic Status
Social standing like education, income, and occupation
Cholesterol
A waxy, fatlike substance in the bodily cells.
Hypertension
High blood pressure.
Systolic Blood Pressure
When heart is contracting.
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Pressure in arteries when heart is resting or between beats.
Diabetes
Caused by Insulin deficiency
Insulin Resistance (Type 2 Diabetes)
When extra insulin keeps trying to deliver glucose to cells that already have more than enough insulin, cells stop responding.
Planter Fasciitis
Bottom of the heel pain
Patellar Tendonitis
Injury between knee cap and the shin bone.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (ACL)
Stretch or a tear of the knee.
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Rotator cuff tissues rubbing against the bone of the shoulder.
PROFESSIONALISM
Provide service and show excellent care.
