Online Terms

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Androgen

Answer 0

Any substance that aids in development and controls the appearance of male characteristics

Question 1

Agonist

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A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by another muscle, the antagonist

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Antagonist

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A muscle that produces an action that is exactly the opposite of the agonist

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Atrophy

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Wasting or decrease in size of an organ, tissue, or body part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use

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Biomechanics

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A branch of study that applies the laws of mechanics to living organisms and tissues

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Bursitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of a bursa

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Calisthenics

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Exercise performed without weights or outside resistance designed to develop muscular tone and promote physical well being

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Chiropractor

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One who practices a method for restoring normal condition by adjusting the segments of the spine

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Eccentric Muscle Action

(a.k.a.) Eccentric Contraction

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When resistance developed sufficient

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Expiration

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Exhalation of

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Hypertrophy

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Enlargement of a body part due to an increase in the size of its cells

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Hyperventilation

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Abnormal, prolonged deep breathing that causes depletion of carbon dioxide, a fall in blood pressure, and possible fainting

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Idiopathic

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Cause of injury unknown

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Injury

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Act that damages or hurts

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Innervation

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Nerve stimulation of a muscle

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Ischemia

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Localized anemia or lack of oxygen

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Isokinetic Contraction

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Accommodating or variable resistance. Movements of the body part through a range of motion at a constant speed

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Isometric Contraction

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• A contraction and which the muscle develops tension but does not shorten
• Resistance generated by object is greater than the muscle’s tension

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Joint

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The articulation of two or more bones

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Joint Cavity

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The space between bones that is encapsulated by a synovial membrane and articular cartilage

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Ketosis

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A condition brought about by the restriction of carbohydrate intake, resulting in excessive acetones or other ketone bodies being secreted by the body; stored fat becomes more available for energy

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Lactate

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The end product of anaerobic metabolism of glucose; the disassociation form of lactic acid

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Origin

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• Proximal attachment
• Least moveable
• Attaches closest to the center/midline of the body

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Insertion

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• Distal Attachment
• Most moveable part
• Farthest from the midline/center of the body