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Bones function

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Allow movement
Levers
Rigid, lightweight, long

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Ligament function

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Connect bones
Elastic

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Tendon function

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Connect muscle and bone
Inelastic

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Cartilage function

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End of bones/joints
Smooth, reduce friction
Spongy, cushion impact
Synovial fluid

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Muscle function

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Antagonistic pairs
Flexor closes joint
Extensor opens joint

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Name two types of muscle fibre

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Type I - slow twitch
Type II - fast twitch

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Type I / slow twitch muscle fibre

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Stamina
Aerobic
Lots of blood vessels
Lots of NRG
More mitochondria
More myoglobin

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Type II / fast twitchy

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Rapid
Anaerobic
Fewer blood vessels
Little NRG
Less mitochondria
Less myoglobin

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Describe the muscle cell structure

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Myofibrils
Sarcolemma (muscle coating)
Nuclei
Mitochondria
Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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Describe a Sarcomere repeating unit

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Thick filament (myosin)
Thin filament (actin)
Many make up a myofibril
M line connects thick filaments
A line connects Sarcomere units
H zone between thin filaments

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Sliding filament theory stages

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Nerve impulses, neurone —> muscle fibre
Sarcoplasmic reticulum release Ca2+
Binds to troponin
Tropomyosin moves
Reveals myosin binding sites on thick filaments
Thin filament actin bind to myosin-ADP-Pi
Pi released, myosin-ADP changes shape, pulls on actin
ADP released, myosin remains bound to actin
ATP binds to myosin, releases actin
ATP hydrolysed
Myosin-ADP-Pi returns to original position
Repeat process until impulse/Ca2+ stops

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Name 4 stages of aerobic respiration

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Glycolysis
Link reaction
Kerb cycle
Electron transport chain/oxidative phosphorylation

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Glycolysis

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Cytoplasm
Input (glucose 6C, 2NAD, 2ATP, 2ADP)
Output (2 pyruvate 3C, 2 reduced NAD, 4 ATP)

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Link reaction

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Mitochondria
Input (pyruvate 3C, Co-A, NAD)
Output (acetyl CoA, reduced NAD, CO2)
Cycle happens twice

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Krebs cycle

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Mitochondria matrix
Input (Acetyl CoA, 3 NAD, 1FAD, 1 ADP)
Output (CoA, 2CO2, 3 reduced NAD, 1 reduced FAD, 1 ATP)

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Electron transport chain/oxidative phosphorylation

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Mitochondria inner membrane
Input (reduced NAD, reduced FAD, O2, ADP+Pi)
Output (H2O, NAD, FAD, ATP)
Reduced NAD is oxidised/loses e-s
H+ —> outer membrane
H+ impermeable inner membrane, proton gradient
H+ back in via ATP synthase, Chemiosmosis, releases ADP+Pi! make ATP
Electron transport chain, reduces O2/gains e-s, makes H2O

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Compare reduced NAD and FAD

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NAD better for ATP synthesis as it makes 3 molecules whereas FAD only makes 2

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Anaeorbic respiration

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Limited/no oxygen
NAD can’t give e- to electron transport chain/O2
ETC/Kreb cycle/Link reaction stop
Pyruvate + reduced NAD —> lactate + 2 NAD (reversible reaction)
No ATP itself (glycolysis incomplete)
Pyruvate —> link reaction/glucose/lipids

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Lactic acid

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Toxic
High conc, low pH
Metabolise lactate, not wasted
Neutralise oxygen debt (NAD amount needed to remove lactate)

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Ventilation in exercise vs rest

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Rest: passive exhale
Exercise: active exhale

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Inhalation mechanism

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Diaphragm contracts/flattens
External intercostal muscles contract
Ribs move up and out
Increase thorax volume
Lower pressure
Air moves in

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Exhalation mechanism

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Diaphragm relaxes/moves up
Intercostal muscles relax
Rib cage moves down and in
Decrease thorax volume
Higher pressure
Air moves out

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Cardiac output

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Cardiac output (dm3/min) = stroke volume (dm3/ml) x heart rate (bpm)
Stroke volume
Rest = 60-70
Exercise = 90-110
Heart rate
Rest = 60-80
Exercise = up to 200

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Oxygen consumption

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Dm3/min
Dm3/min/Kg

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Breathing rate
Rest = 12-20bpm Exercise = 40-50bpm
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Tidal volume
Rest = 0.5dm3 Exercise = 2.5dm3
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Respiratory minute ventilation
Minute ventilation rate = tidal vol x breathing rate Rest = 6-10dm3/min Exercise = 100-125 dm3/min
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Spirometer trace
Y = spirometer volume (dm3) X = time (s-1) Vertical distance between peak and trough = tidal volume Vertical distance between two peaks/troughs =vol O2 absorbed
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Cardiac muscle structure
Myogenic: contracts without nerve impulse Striated Same as general muscle fibre Multi uncleated Intercalated disc
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Cardiac muscle coordination process
Impulse —> sinoatrial node (SAN) Atrial wall contraction (systole) Impulse —> atrioventricular node (AVN) Heart wall layer is non conducting Impulses —> purkyne fibres —> apex —> ventricle wall Blood squeezed into arteries (systole)
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ECG
Electrocardiogran P wave = atria contract QRS complex = ventricles contract T wave = vent rules relax
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Heart rate receptors
Chemoreceptors (CO2 conc/pH) Thermoreceptors (blood temp/respiration rate) Mechanoreceptors (artery wall stretch)
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CNS
Cardiovascular control centre in medulla oblongata 2 nerves connected to SAN Sympathetic nerve sends impulse (increase heart rate/noradrenaline neurotransmitter) Parasympathetic vegus nerve sends impulse (decrease heart rate/acetylcholine neurotransmitter)
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Adrenaline effect on heart rate
Increases Increase contraction strength Fight/flight
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Homeostasis
Maintaining internal body conditions in a dynamic equilibrium
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Name 4 homeostatic systems
Water potential of blood Core body temperature Blood glucose concentration Blood pH
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Describe the homeostatic process that occurs when your core body temperature DECREASES
Low temp environment/activity Thermoreceptors detect Impulse to heat GAIN centre in hypothalamus Decrease sweat vasoconstriction and shivering Less heat loss via evaporation and radiation
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Describe the homeostatic process that occurs when your core body temperature INCREASES
High temp exercise/environment Thermoreceptors detect Impulse to heat LOSS centre of hypothalamus Increase sweat production and vasodilation More heat loss via evaporation and radiation
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Negative feedback loop
Homeostatic mechanism for dynamic equilibrium Change detected by sensory receptors Hormones/impulses released Effector response returns to normal
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Positive feedback loop
Change detected by sensory receptors Hormones/impulses released Effector response increases change
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Too little training effects
Input > output Excess stored as fat Obesity/high bp/CVD/diabetes Increased risk of poor mental health
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Too much training effects
Correlation to immune system supression Natural killer cells reduced Inflammatory response reduces circulated phagocytes Joint damage Cartilage/ligaments
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Name and describe 3 drugs used in sport
Anabolic steroid - Increase muscle mass/recovery/training intensity EPO - More red blood cell production Beta blockers - Control heart rate
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Describe 2 arguments about drug use in sport
Fair as everyone is doing it, bodily autonomy Fair if everyone competes clean, drug misuse risk
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Keyhole surgery
Less invasive Faster recovery East infection risk Don’t always need anaesthetic
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Prosthetics
Limbs/joints Normal mobility Sport participation
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Hormones definition
Chemical messengers desired by endocrine glands into the blood plasma and responded to by target cells
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Name 3 types of hormone
Proteins Tyrosine derivatives Steroids
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Steroid hormones
Lipid based Can cross phopholipid bilayer Bind to receptor proteins in cytoplasm Hormone + receptor complex act as transcription factors Transcription initiation complex

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