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Anticipatory Rise

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The release of adrenaline via the sympathetic nervous system prior to exercise.

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Arteriole

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Small blood vessel which extends from an artery to meet the capillaries

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Atrial and ventricular repolarisation

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Occurs during a brief time period following depolarisation and describes the electrical impulse returning to a baseline value.

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Atrial depolarisation

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The effect that the SA node has on the atria, causing them to contract by providing an electrical stimulus across them.

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Baroreceptors

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Sensors detecting changes in blood pressure

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Cardiac output

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The volume of blood ejected by the heart per minute

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Cardiovascular drift

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The ‘drift’ effect of cardiovascular responses to sustained steady-state exercise, despite exercise intensity not increasing.

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Chemical regulation

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The control of physiological processes via the chemoreceptors

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Chemoreceptors

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Sensors detecting chemical changes within the blood

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Heart rate

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The number of times the heart beats per minute

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Medulla oblongata

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An extension of the spinal cord found in the skull that contains control centres for the heart and lungs.

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Myogenic

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Originating in muscle tissues, rather than through neural impulse. The heart is myogenic, as it creates its own impulses intrinsically.

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Neural control

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The control of physiological processes via the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

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Oxyhaemoglobin

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A combination of oxygen and haemoglobin

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Pre-capillary sphincter

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Smooth muscle that regulates capillary blood flow

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Proprioceptors

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Sensors that detect changes in body position through changes in muscle length, tension and joint angles.

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Stroke volume

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The amount of blood ejected from the heart per beat

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Vascular shunt mechanism

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How the vascular system shunts and redistributes blood towards the exercising muscles via vasodilation and vasoconstriction

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Vasoconstriction

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The narrowing of arteries to restrict blood flow

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Vasodilation

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The widening of arteries to increase blood flow

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Vasomotor centre

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Regulates blood flow by stimulating the sympathetic system, causing vasoconstriction or vasodilation.

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Breathing frequency

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The number of breaths per minute

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Exercise post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)

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The increase volume of oxygen consumed following exercise

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Expiration

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The process of breathing out

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Expiratory reserve volume
The extra air that can be exhaled after normal exhalation
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Inspiration
The process of breathing in
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Inspiratory reserve volume
The extra air that can be inhaled after normal inhalation
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Minute ventilation
The volume of air inspired or expired per minute
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Parasympathetic nervous system
One half of the automatic nervous system that stimulates body systems rest or relax
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Residual volume
Amount of air left in the lungs prior to forced exhalation
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Sympathetic nervous system
One half of the automatic nervous system that stimulates or activates the fight or flight of body systems
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Tidal volume
The volume of air displaced from the lungs during steady-state inspiration and expiration
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Action potential
An electrical impulse that stimulates the muscle fibres
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All or none law
A muscle fibre has to either fully contract or not contract at all; there is no in-between level of contraction. All or nothing.
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Fast glycolytic muscle fibre
Type IIx muscle fibre, characterised by features such as high force production and high glycolytic capacity.
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Fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibre
Type IIa muscle fibre, characterised by features such as high oxidative capacity and a fast contraction time.
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Motor neuron
A nerve cell joining muscle fibres at a neuromuscular junction
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Neurotransmitter
Chemicals which stimulate the action potentials to travel across synapses to another neuron
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Spatial summation
When an increasing amount of motor units are recruited
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Tetanic contraction
The stimulation of the muscle occurs too rapidly to allow any relaxation
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Wave summation
Increasing the strength of muscular contraction by increasing the frequency of impulses.
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Agonist
The muscle that is the primary instigator of a joint movement
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Antagonist
The muscle that opposes the motion of the agonist
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Concentric
A muscular contraction that involves the muscle becoming shorter
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Eccentric
A muscular contraction that involves the muscle lengthening
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Fixator
The muscle that stabilises the joint during movement, aiding the efficiency of the agonist muscle
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Isometric
A muscular contraction that involves no change in muscle length
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Isotonic
Describes a change in muscular length as it undergoes contraction.
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Slow oxidative muscle fibre
Type 1 muscle fibre, characterised by features such as a slow contraction time and low force production.
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The key source of energy in the body
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ATP resynthesis
The production of ATP through the use of energy, ADP and P
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Blood lactate
A substance that pyruvate is converted into in the absence of oxygen
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Energy continuum
How and when each of the three energy systems becomes predominant when producing the energy needed for exercise
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Enzyme
A catalyst that causes a biochemical reaction (breakdown of substances)
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EPOC
The increased level of oxygen consumption following exercise
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Fast component of EPOC
Involves the replenishment of the blood supply and muscle oxygen stores, and resynthesis of ATP
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Glucose
A simple form of sugar easily broken down for energy in the body
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Glycogen
Chains of glucose that the body uses as energy (but takes longer to break down)
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Indirect calorimetry
A method of measurement to determine the volume of oxygen consumes, and carbon dioxide produced, to provide a value for energy expenditure
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Intensity
How hard a body is working
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OBLA
An increase in blood lactate above 4mmol/L
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VO2 max
The maximum amount of oxygen an individual can utilise in the body during maximal intensity exercise
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Respiratory exchange ratio
The difference between the amount of oxygen utilised by the body and the amount of carbon dioxide produced when exercising.
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Slow component of EPOC
Involves elevated circulation, ventilation and body temperature.

PE Section A (24 decks)

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