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1
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Why should children avoid anaerobic exercise?

A
  • It is hard for them to remove lactic acid
  • They have a lack of lactate system
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Adaptation
Increased tolerance to lactic acid

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  • Allows more blood to supply muscles with oxygen
  • Able to oxidise pyruvic acid more consistently
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3
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What does dehydrogenase do?

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Breaks down pyruvic acid into lactic acid

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4
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What does phosphofructokinase do?

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Breaks glucose down into pyruvic acid

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5
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Acetyl Coenzyme A

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Produced when pyruvic acid is oxidised

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6
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What is the fuel used in the ATP-PC system?

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Phosphocreatine

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7
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How much ATP is produced in the ATP-PC system?

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8
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What fuels are used in the oxidative system?

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Glucose and fats

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9
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What is beta oxdation?

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The breakdown of stored fats

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10
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Advantages of the aerobic oxidative system

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  • No fatiguing by products
  • High energy yield
  • High stores of glycogen and fats
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11
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Symptoms of a hypoglaecemic attack

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  • Sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Hunger
  • Trembling
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12
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Adaptation
Increased creatine stores

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  • Improves ATP-PC system
  • Can do anaerobic exercise longer
  • Faster and more powerful movements
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13
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What does phosphorylase do?

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Breaks glucose down into glycogen

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14
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What enzyme breaks the bond of ATP to release energy?

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ATPase

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15
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What time period is phosphocreatine used as a fuel?

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First 0-10 seconds

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16
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What % energy yield is contributed by protein?

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15%

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17
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What is ATP made up of?

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1 molecule of adenosine and 3 phosphates

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18
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What reaction is it if energy is released in the form of heat?

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Exothermic

19
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What does ATPase leave behind when it breaks down ATP?

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ADP and an inorganic phosphate

20
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Where is phopshocreatine stored?

A

Liver and muscles

21
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What energy system is used for high intensity exercise?

A

Anaerobic glycolytic or ATP-PC

22
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What energy system is used for low intensity exercise?

A

Aerobic system

23
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Where does glycolysis take place?

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In the sarcoplasm of the muscle cell

24
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Where does the Kreb’s cycle take place?

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In the mitochondria

25
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What is carried into the Kreb’s cycle? (Oxidative system)

A

Oxidised pyruvic acid

26
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What is produced in the Kreb’s cycle?

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CO2, H20, H+ ions and 2ATP

27
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What enters the Electron transport chain from the Kreb’s cycle?

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The H+ ions

28
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Disadvantages of the aerobic oxidative system?

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  • Energy production is not rapid
  • This system can only be used during submaximal activities.
29
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Advantages of the anaerobic glycolytic system

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  • ATP is resynthesised quickly
  • Lasts longer than the ATP-PC system
30
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Disadvantages of the anaerobic glycolytic system?

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  • Lactic acid is the by product
  • Small energy yield (2 ATP)
31
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How long will the ATP-PC system provide energy for?

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8-10 seconds

32
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How long will phosphocreatine last?

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6-8 seconds

33
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What does creatine kinase do?

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Detects high levels of ADP

34
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What does the energy continuum allow us to see?

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Which energy system is used for different types of activity

35
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What is the predominant energy system for a 100m sprint?

A

ATP-PC system

36
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What is the predominant energy system for a marathon?

A

The aerobic system

37
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What is the ATP-PC/anaerobic threshold?

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Where the ATP-PC energy system is exhausted and the anaerobic glycolytic takes over

38
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What is the anaerobic/aerobic threshold?

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Where the anaerobic system is exhausted and the aerobic system takes over

39
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What are slow twitch muscle fibres used for?

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Low/medium intensity exercise

40
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How much ATP do slow twitch muscle fibres produce?

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Up to 36 ATP

41
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What are fast twitch muscle fibres used for?

A

High intensity exercise

42
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What are the 5 adaptations of the energy systems?

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  • Increased creatine stores
  • Increased tolerance to lactic acid
  • Improved aerobic system
  • Increased use of fats as an energy source
  • Increased storage of glycogen and number of mitochondria
43
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What are the 2 additional factors affecting energy systems?

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  • Diabetes and hypoglycemic attacks
  • Children’s lack of lactate system
44
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