Ergogenic Aids (fill in blanks)

Question 1

Your body’s expectation of a substance often determines your response and the effect is psychological in origin

Answer 1

Placebo effect

Question 2

_____ is synthetic testosterone and promotes protein synthesis

Answer 2

steroids

Question 3

_______ can make a specific tissue more sensitive to existing or synthetic testosterone

Answer 3

selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM)

Question 4

_______ is the testosterone “precursor”. It’s naturally produced in small amounts to produce testosterone

Answer 4

androstenedione

Question 5

Testosterone is only produced in response to _____ which is released from the hypothalamus

Answer 5

gonadotrophic releasing hormone

Question 6

These drugs increase sensitivity of the receptor in turn increasing EPO production

Answer 6

Hypoxia Inducing Factor Stabilizers

Question 7

This drug increases sensitivity of EPO target cells inside the bone marrow

Answer 7

Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA)

Question 8

This drug is naturally produced by the anterior pituitary gland and proportional to intensity

Answer 8

human growth hormone

Question 9

Binds to insulin receptors on muscles cells, facilitating GH absorption into cells

Answer 9

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1

Question 10

Beta agonists increase sensitivity of ______ found in smooth muscle

Answer 10

B-adrenergic receptors

Question 11

Aerobic athletes use ______ injections to increase muscle glycogen

Answer 11

Insulin

Question 12

______ increases urine production

Answer 12

diuretics

Question 13

______ are proven to aid endurance performance due to psychological enhancement

Answer 13

stimulants

Question 14

Nitric oxide is a naturally produced _______

Answer 14

vasodilator