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Functions of the skeleton

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Support, Protection, Movement, production of blood cells and stores minerals

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2
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Types of joints

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Fixed-Skull
Freely moveable-Shoulder
Slightly moveable-Finger

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3
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Three connective tissues

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Cartilage, Tendon and Ligament

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Cartilage

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At the end of each bone in a joint, acts as a cushion

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Ligament

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Attaches bone to bone, elastic and strong

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Tendon

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Attaches muscle to muscle or to bone, non elastic

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Antagonistic muscle

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A pair of muscle that work in opposite way to perform a flex. Whilst on contracts the other one relaxes; e.g. knee joint

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Contracts

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Shorter and fatter

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Relaxes

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Longer and thinner

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What does it mean to be fit

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The 4’S’ Strength, Suppleness, Speed and Stamina

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Recovery time

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The time it takes to your body to bring you heart rate, breathing rate and temperature back to normal

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Aerobic Respiration

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A slower but more efficient way to release energy

Oxygen + Glucose —> Water + Carbon Dioxide ( + Energy)

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Anaerobic Respiration

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A faster but less efficient way to release energy

Glucose —> Lactic acid ( + Energy)

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What is a Drug?

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A substance that affects the human body

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Drug Types

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  • Legal/illegal
  • Recreational/Therapeutic
  • Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, antibiotics, vaccines
  • Class A,B,C
  • Natural/Synthetic
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Main Substances in cigarette smoke

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Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide and Tar

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Tar

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Cancerous, sticky substance - Dyes your lungs black

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Nicotine

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An addictive substance that makes you want to keep smoking

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Carbon Monoxide

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A poisonous gas that substitutes the oxygen in your body. It makes respiration harder

20
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Effects of alcohol abuse

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  • Lack of sleep
  • Gain Weight
  • Damage Liver
  • Risk of caner
  • High blood pressure
  • Heart attack or stroke
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Unit of alcohol

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10ml or 8g of PURE alcohol

22
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Exercise

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Decreases blood pressure

23
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Heart disease

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Arteries get blocked up

24
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Types of synovial joints

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  1. Hinge
  2. Ball and socket
  3. Saddle
  4. Gliding
  5. Pivot
25
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Stimulant

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speeds up the body(ecstasy)

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depressant

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slows down the body(alcohol)

27
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antibiotic

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kills bacteria

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hallucinogen

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makes you imagine things that aren’t real

29
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addiction

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compulsive need for a substance or action

30
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Diaphragm

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Contracts when inhaling(down)

Relaxes when exhaling(up)

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