gcse g 7 Flashcards
Septum
A wall of muscle which divides the left and right side of the heart
Simple fracture
Bone breaks and the skin is not broken
Skill related fitness
Exercise which may be done primarily to improve your sporting ability
Slow twitch fibre
Muscle fibres used in endurance events
SMART
Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound
Social
To do with the community and society
Socio-economic status
Based on a person?s income, education and occupation
Somatotypes
Classification of body type
Specificity
Matching your training to the requirements of your sport or activity
Speed
The time taken to move the whole body or body part from point a to point b
Sport England
A public body, operating under Royal Charter, responsible for sport in England
Sprain
Injury involving joints and ligaments e.g. sprain your ankle
Stimulants
Drugs used to affect the central nervous system to give increased mental and/or physical alertness
Strain
Injury to muscle as a result of overstretching e.g. straining your hamstring
Stroke volume
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart by each ventricle during one contraction
Support
Helping to take to weight of
Systematic training
Planning a programme for an individual as a result of the effect of previous training
Systemic circuit
Transports blood from the heart to the body and back to the heart again
Target zone
The range within which we need to work for aerobic training to take place 60 to 80% of maximum heart rate
Tendons
Strong, non-elastic tissue attaching bone to muscle
