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Topic 7 Flashcards

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What are ligaments?

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  • Hold bone to bone
  • Strong connective tissue to control and restrict movement in the joint
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What are tendons?

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  • Hold muscle to bones
  • Strong connective tissue to enable the muscles to power joint movement
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What are antagonistic muscles?

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  • Muscles that work in pairs
  • Move in opposition directions
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What is an extensor muscle?

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  • A muscle that straightens a joint during contraction
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What is a flexor muscle?

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  • A muscle that bends a joint during contraction
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What is a skeletal muscle?

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  • Muscles in the body that are attached to a skeleton
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How are muscle fibres specialised?

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  • each fibres contain an arrangement of contractile proteins in the cytoplasm
  • each fibre is surrounded by cell surface membrane (sarcolemma)
  • each fibre contains many nuclei
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What is the cytoplasm, cell surface membrane and endoplasmic reticulum called in a muscle fibre?

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  • Sarcoplasm
  • Sarcolemma
  • Sarcoplasmic reticulum
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What are T tubules?

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  • Deep tube projections that fold from the sarcolemma
  • Spreads electrical impulses through muscle fibres
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What are myofibrils?

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  • Inside muscle fibres
  • Bundles of actin and myosin filaments
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What is a sarcomere?

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  • Short repeating units of myofibrils
  • Distance between adjacent Z lines
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How are actin and myosin filaments organised in myofibrils?

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  • I band, A band, H zone, M line, Z line
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What is the I band made of?

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  • only has thin actin filaments
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What is the A band made of?

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  • Both actin and myosin filaments
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What is the H band made of?

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  • In the A band
  • Only thick myosin filaments present
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What is the M line made of?

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  • Attachment for myosin filaments
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What is the Z line made of?

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  • Attachment for actin filaments
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How is the structure of a muscle fibre related to its function?

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  • Many mitochondria to supply ATP via aerobic respiration
  • Sarcolemma contain voltage gated channels to allow depolarisation of muscle fibres
  • Myofibrils allow contraction of muscles
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What are the two types of muscle fibres?

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  • Fast twitch
  • Slow twitch
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What is a fast twitch muscle?

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  • Muscles contract rapidly and produce powerful contractions
  • Anaerobic respiration for ATP
  • Fatigue quickly
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What is a slow twitch muscle?

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  • Muscles contact slower and work at endurance
  • Aerobic respiration for ATP
  • Fatigue slower
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What are the adaptations of fast twitch muscles?

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  • Large store of myoglobin
  • Rich blood supply to deliver oxygen + glucose quickly
  • high density of mitochondria to provide ATP
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What are the adaptations of slow twitch muscles?

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  • Thicker myosin filaments
  • High conc of glycogen
  • Phosphocreatine to replenish ATP
  • Less conc of myoglobin so pale colour
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What is myoglobin?

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  • Red molecule storing oxygen in muscles
  • Increases rate of oxygen absorption from capillaries
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25
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How do muscles contract?

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  • Sliding filament theory
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What is the sliding filament theory?

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  • Acton potential arrives at neuromuscular junction, calcium ions are released from sarcoplasmic reticulum
  • Bind to troponin causing tropomyosin to move.
  • Exposes myosin binding sites on actin filament
  • Myosin attached forming cross bridges.
  • Myosin head bends, pulling actin filament over myosin
  • ATP binds to myosin head causing them to detach and move back to original position.
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How is the conc of calcium ions around a myofibril controlled?

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  • Released in response to nerve impulse
  • Channels open to allow ions to cross membrane
  • Taken back in via active transport
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What is tropomyosin?

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  • Fibrous protein intertwined on the actin filaments
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What is troponin?

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  • Globular protein found on tropomyosin
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30
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What is aerobic respiration?

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  • Breaking down a respiratory substrate in order to produce ATP using oxygen
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What is the equation for aerobic respiration?

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  • Glucose + oxygen –> carbon dioxide + water + energy
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What are the 4 stages of aerobic respiration?

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  • Glycolysis
  • Link reaction
  • Krebs cycle
  • Oxidative phosphorylation
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Where does each stage of respiration take place?

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  • Glycolysis - cytoplasm
  • Link reaction - matrix
  • Krebs cycle - matrix
  • Oxidative phosphorylation - inner membrane of mitochondria
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34
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What happens in glycolysis?

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  • Glucose broken down to 2 molecules pyruvate
  • Producing 2 NADH and 2 ATP
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What are the products of glycolysis?

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  • 2 pyruvate
  • 2 NADH
  • 2 ATP
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What happens in the Link reaction?

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  • Pyruvate oxidised (dehydrogenated) to produce acetate
  • Pyruvate decarboxylated to form CO2
  • reduced NAD formed from hydrogen released
  • Acetate combines with coA to form acetyl coenzyme A
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What are the products of the Link reaction?

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  • 2 Acetyl coA
  • 2 CO2
  • 2 NADH
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38
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What happens in the krebs cycle?

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  • 2C acetyl coA combine with 4C oxaloacetate to form 6C citrate
  • Citrate decarboxylated (CO2 released) and dehydrogenated (NADH) to form 5C compound
  • 5C decarboxylated (CO2 released) and dehydrogenated (2 NADH and 1 FADH) 3 times
  • Dephosphorylated (ADP to ATP) to produce oxaloacetate.
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What are the products of the Krebs cycle?

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  • 3 NADH
  • 2 CO2
  • 1 ATP
  • 1 FADH

2x for each pyruvate

40
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What happens in oxidative phosphorylation?

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  • H atoms from reduced NAD and reduced FAD from krebs cycle
  • Split into protons and electrons
  • electrons move down ETC and release energy which transports protons from matrix into intermembrane space
  • Chemiosmotic gradient of protons
  • Return to matrix via facilitated diffusion via ATP synthase
  • Causes synthesis of ATP
  • Oxygen is the final electron acceptor combining with protons and electrons to form water
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What is the role of carrier molecules in ETC?

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  • Receive H atoms from reduced NAD and FAD
  • Split into e- and H+
  • Transferred via series of redox reactions
  • Energy released pumps H+ ions into intermembrane space
42
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How many ATP molecules are produced from each red NAD/FAD?

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  • 3 ATP for every NADH
  • 2 ATP for every FADH
43
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How many molecules of ATP can be produced per molecule of glucose?

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  • 2 ATP in glycolysis
  • 2 ATP in Krebs cycle
  • 30 NADH and 4 FADH in oxidative phosphorylation

= 38 ATP

44
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What happens if there is no oxygen available in respiration?

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  • No final acceptor of electrons from ETC
  • ETC stops functioning
  • No more ATP produced
  • No oxidised NAD and FAD available from dehydrogenation
  • Krebs cycle stops
  • Link reaction stops
45
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Why is oxygen so important for aerobic respiration?

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  • It is the final electron acceptor
  • ETC cannot continue
46
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What are the two different anaerobic pathways?

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  • Lactate pathway in animals
  • Ethanol pathway in yeast
47
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What happens in the lactate pathway of anaerobic respiration?

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  • Reduced NAD transfers hydrogen to pyruvate to form lactate
  • NAD can be reused in glycolysis
  • Pyruvate is a hydrogen acceptor
  • Lactate can be further metabolised and a small amount of ATP is produced
48
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What is lactate?

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  • Acidic (low pH)
  • Inhibits enzyme action
  • Transported to liver where it is converted to pyruvate
49
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What does myogenic mean?

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  • Muscle which can initiate its own contractions without nervous stimulation
50
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How does electrical activity in the heart stimulate the contraction of atria/ventricles?

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  • Sinoatrial node becomes depolarised, initiating wave causing atria to contract
  • Non conducting septum tissue prevents wave of passing to ventricles
  • Depolarisation carried to AV node
  • Stimulation passed along the bundle of His, which divides into 2 conducting fibres called the Purkyne tissue
  • Purkyne fibres initiate wave of depolarisation causing ventricles to contract
51
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What is an ECG?

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  • Electrocardiogram
  • Shows electrical waves produced by activity of heart
52
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What is the P wave on an ECG?

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  • Caused by depolarisation of atria
  • Atrial systole
53
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What is the QRS complex on an ECG?

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  • Peak cause by depolarisation of ventricles
  • Ventricular systole
54
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What is the T wave on an ECG?

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  • Repolarisation of ventricles
  • Diastole
55
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What are some heart problems which are diagnosed by ECGs?

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  • Tachycardia - heart beats too fast
  • Bradycardia - heart beats too slow
  • Fibrillation - irregular rhythm
  • Ectopic heartbeat - pause in heart beat
56
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What is homeostasis?

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  • Maintaining a constant internal environment at dynamic equilibrium despite internal/external changes
57
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Why is homeostasis of temperature important?

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  • Ensures maintenance of optimal conditions for enzyme action and cell function.
58
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What happens when temp increases?

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  • Denature enzymes
  • Break bonds in tertiary structure
  • Change in active site so enzyme-substrate complex cannot form
59
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Why is homeostasis of blood glucose important?

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  • Cells need a constant supply of energy in the form of ATP
  • Glucose is respired to supply ATP
60
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Why is homeostasis of water in the body important?

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  • Cells to function optimally.
  • Takes up metabolic reactions
61
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What is thermoregulation?

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  • Maintenance of internal body temperature
62
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How are thermoregulatory responses generated?

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  • Thermoreceptors in hypothalamus/skin detect changes
  • Thermoregulatory centre in hypothalamus is stimulated
  • Sends impulses to effector
63
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What are the body’s cooling mechanisms?

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  • Vasodilation of blood vessels so more blood flow to skin
  • Sweating cools skin via evaporation
  • Flattening of hairs stops hair from forming an insulation
64
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What are the body’s warming mechanisms?

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  • Vasoconstriction of blood vessels so less blood flow
  • Shivering causes muscles to contract generating heat
  • Hairs stand up creating insulating layer
  • Less sweat to reduce heat loss via evaporation
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How does the hypothalamus help to regulate body temperature?

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  • Detects via thermoreceptors
  • Monitors temperature of blood
  • Homeostatic response via motor neurons to effectors
66
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What is negative feedback?

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  • Loop that reverses the effect of the original stimulus back to optimum
67
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What is the process of negative feedback?

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  • Receptors detect change and signal to coordinator
  • Sends signals to effectors to make changes and return internal conditions
  • Linked by efficient communication systems
68
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What is positive feedback?

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  • Loop where the stimulus responds to change by deviating away from optimum
69
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How can hormones alter events inside a cell?

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  • Gene expression
  • Transcription factors to alter gene expression
70
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How do steroid hormones cause changes inside a cell?

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71
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How do protein and peptide hormones cause changes inside a cell?

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72
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What is a neuronal system?

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  • Passes neurones via synapses through nervous system
  • Short term response
73
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What is a hormonal system?

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  • Carry signals through blood where endocrine glands release hormones
  • Long term response
74
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What are target cells?

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  • Have specific receptors for each hormone
75
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What is cardiac output?

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  • The volume of blood pumped out the heart per unit of time
76
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How does cardiac output vary?

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  • Fitter individuals have higher cardiac output
  • Thicker and stronger ventricles
77
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What is heart rate and stroke volume?

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  • Heart rate = beats per minute
  • Stroke volume = volume of blood pumped out the heart during once cardiac cycle
78
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What happens to the body during exercise?

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  • More aerobic respiration due to more frequent muscle contraction
  • Cells require more O2 and produce more CO2 as a waste product
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What are two ways the body responds to changes during exercise?

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  • Increased rate of breathing so more O2 enters and more CO2 is removed via gaseous exchange
  • Increased heart rate which transports more O2 and removes CO2 due to high rate of respiration
80
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How is breathing rate controlled?

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  • By medulla oblongata
  • Transfers nerve impulses from brain to spinal cord
81
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What is inspiration?

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  • Sends nerve impulses along motor neurones to intercostal muscles and diaphragm
  • CONTRACT
  • Volume of chest increases, pressure lowers
82
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What is expiration?

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  • Nerve impulses to intercostal muscles and diaphragm
  • RELAX
  • Volume of chest decreases, pressure increases
83
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What effect does exercise have on blood pH?

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  • Decrease in pH of blood
  • Extra CO2 in blood due to increase in respiration
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How does exercise stimulate changes in breathing rate?

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  • Chemoreceptors in medulla oblongata detect change
  • Nerve impulse sent to medulla oblongata which then sends more frequent nerve impulses to intercostal and diaphragm
  • Increases breathing rate
  • Restoring blood pH to return to normal
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How does heart rate change with high blood pressure?

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  • High BP detected by baroreceptors who send impulses to CV control centre
  • Impulses sent along parasympathetic neurones, secrete acetylcholine
  • Bind to SAN receptors causing HR to slow
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How does heart rate change with low blood pressure?

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  • Low BP detected by baroreceptors who send impulses to CV control centre
  • impulses sent along sympathetic neurones, secrete noradrenaline
  • Binds to SAN receptors causing it to increase
87
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What are the 4 ways that breathing can be scientifically measured?

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  • Tidal volume
  • Breathing rate
  • Oxygen consumption
  • Respiratory minute ventilation
88
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What is keyhole surgery?

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  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Small incision inserted into knee
89
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What are the benefits of keyhole surgery?

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  • Less blood loss
  • Less chance of infection
  • Quicker recovery
90
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What is the impact of overexercising?

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  • Immune suppression
  • Damage to joints
  • Bone and joint inflammation
91
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What is the impact of underexercising?

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  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
92
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What are anabolic steroids and their side effects?

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  • Acts as a transcription factor to switch on genes for protein synthesis
  • Increase muscle size and stamina
  • Side effects: organ damage, aggression, liver dysfunction, cancer
93
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What are stimulants and their side effects?

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  • More alert and react faster
  • Side effects: aggression
94
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What is erythropoietin and its side effects?

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  • Produces enzymes for red blood cell production so more produced for aerobic respiration
  • Side effects: Serious health problems, blood thickening
95
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What are the arguments for the use of performance enhancing drugs?

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  • Freedom to choose
  • May overcome inequality
  • May be only possible to compete at high levels
96
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What are the arguments against the use of performance enhancing drugs?

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  • Many are illegal
  • Unfair advantage
  • Serious health risks
  • Not fully informed

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