Impact Of Poor Lifestyle Choices On Respiratory System Flashcards
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
(Obstruction of airways - breathing difficulty)
What are articulating bones?
Bones that meet
What’s flexion?
Angle between 2 joints decreasing
What’s extension?
Angle between 2 joints increasing
What’s horizontal abduction?
Movement of a limb away from the midline on a transverse plane
What’s horizontal adduction?
Movement of a limb towards the midline on a transverse plane
What’s the agonist?
Prime mover (muscle fibres slide past each other)
What’s the antagonist?
Lengthening the muscle
What joins a ligament?
Bone to bone
What joins a tendon?
Muscle to bone
What’s a concentric contraction?
Muscle fibres slide towards eachother
What’s an eccentric contraction?
Muscles fibres slide away from eachother
What’s an isometric contraction?
Muscles stay the same during a contraction
What’s an isotonic contraction?
Muscles fibres slide past each-other contracting