Problems and Conditions Flashcards
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Oxygen debt
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Added oxygen over and over
1
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Homeostasis
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Bodies internal environment remains constant with physiological limits
2
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Muscular atrophy
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Wasting away of muscle
3
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Disuse atrophy
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Muscular atrophy that occurs because muscles are not used
4
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Denervation atrophy
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If the nerve supply is damaged or cut
5
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Muscular hypertrophy
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Muscle growth that occurs after birth occurs by enlargement of existing muscle fibers