Anatomy and Physiology

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Decks in this class (28)

Cardiac Conduction System
Myogenic definition,
What is the san sino atrial node,
What is the avn atrioventricularnode
7  cards
Neural Control Mechanisms
What does the cns central nervous...,
What does the sympathetic nervous...,
What does the parasympathetic ner...
11  cards
Health
What is heart disease,
What is the impact of heart disease,
What is high blood pressure
10  cards
Starlings Law
What is starlings law,
What is the process of starling s...,
Define stroke volume
3  cards
CV drift
What is cardiovascular drift,
What is cardiovascular drift,
Why is there a decrease in blood ...
3  cards
Venous Return
Definition of venous return,
What does the skeletal muscle pum...,
What does the respiratory pump do
7  cards
Transport of O2
Definition of hemoglobin,
Definition of hemoglobin,
Definition of mitochondria
8  cards
Redistribution of Blood
What is the vascular shunt mechanism,
Where does the blood go during va...,
Why is blood redistributed to the...
8  cards
AVO2-diff
What does avo2 diff stand for,
Definition of arterio venous diff...,
What is the avo2 diff at rest
4  cards
Gaseous Exchange and Pathway of air
What is the pathway of air,
Definition of gaseous exchange,
Definition of diffusion
6  cards
Lung Volumes
Definition of tidal volume,
What happens to tidal volume duri...,
Define inspiratory reserve volume
12  cards
Pulmonary Ventillation
What is pulmonary ventilation,
What are three factors involved i...,
What is the respiratory control c...
5  cards
Neuromuscular System
What is the neuromuscular system,
Sympathetic nervous system,
Parasympathetic nervous system
3  cards
Muscle Fibres
What are the three muscle fibre t...,
What are the structural character...,
What are the functional character...
8  cards
Contraction Strength of muscle fibres
Definition of motor unit,
Neural control of muscular contra...,
Definition of wave summation
7  cards
Cardiac Values
Definition of stroke volume,
Definition of cardiac output,
Cardiac output equation
9  cards
PNF stretching
What does pnf stand for,
Muscle spindles,
Golgi tendon organs
7  cards
Joints
What are the two types of joints ...,
Where are ball and socket joints ...,
What are the articulating bones o...
13  cards
Planes and axes
What are the 3 plane and axis pai...,
What movements happen at frontal ...,
What movements happen at sagittal...
4  cards
Joint actions (agonists)
Define agonist muscle,
Define antagonist muscle,
Define antagonistic muscle pairs
13  cards
ATP-PC systems
Atp splitting,
Atp pc system,
What is the intensity of the atp pc
14  cards
Muscular contractions
Give examples of isotonic muscula...,
Definition of a eccentric muscula...,
Definition of a concentric muscul...
6  cards
Anaerobic Glycolysis energy system
Anaerobic glycolysis energy system,
What intensity of anaerobic glyco...,
What is the duration of anaerobic...
11  cards
Aerobic energy system
Aerobic glycolysis energy system,
What is the intensity of aerobic ...,
What is the duration of the aerob...
8  cards
EPOC and O2 consumption
Epoc excess post exercise oxygen ...,
Vo2 max definition,
Maximal volume of oxygen that can...
14  cards
Training
Altitude training definition,
Altitude training advantages for ...,
Altitude training disadvantages
16  cards
Energy transfer during short duration/High intensity exercise
Lactate accumulation,
Lactate threshold,
What does obla stand for
26  cards
Measurements of energy expenditure
Indirect calorimetry,
Lactate sampling,
Vo2 max test
4  cards

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