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Muscular skeletal system

The name used to describe the muscular skeletal system and the muscular system working together.

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How many bones in the human body

206

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Long bones

Bones that enable gross (large) movements.

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Short bones

Bones that enable finer controlled movements.

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Flat bones

Bones that are often large and protect vital organs.

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Irregular bones

Bones that are specifically shaped to protect.

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Articulating bones

Bones that meet at a joint to enable movement.

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what articulating bones are at the shoulder

scapula, clavicle, humerus

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what articulating bones are at the elbow

humerus, radius, ulna

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what articulating bones are at the hip

pelvis, femur

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what articulating bones are at the knee

femur, patella, fibula, tibia

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what articulating bones are at the ankle

tibia, fibula, talus

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Support

The function of the skeleton that provides a framework for the body and allows movement.

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Protection

The function of the skeleton that protects vital organs from injury.

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Movement

The function of the skeleton that allows movement when muscles contract and pull on the bones.

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Shape and structure

The function of the skeleton that provides something for muscles to attach to and supports the body.

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Produce blood cells

The function of the skeleton that produces red and white blood cells in the bone marrow.

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Storage of minerals

The function of the skeleton that acts as reservoirs for vital minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.

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Joint

Where two or more bones meet and muscles act together to cause movement.

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Synovial joints

Freely-movable joints that allow different types of movement.

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Ball and socket joints

The most moveable joints in the body that can move away from and rotate.

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what type of synovial joint is the shoulder

ball and socket

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what type of synovial joint is the hip

ball and socket

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what type of synovial joint is the knee

hinge

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what type of synovial joint is the ankle

hinge

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what type of synovial joint is the elbow

hinge

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Hinge joints

Joints that can only move towards or away from the body like a hinge on a door.

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Extension

Straightening or extending a limb.

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Flexion

Bending or flexing a limb.

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Abduction

Moving a limb away from the center line of the body.

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Adduction

Moving a limb towards the center line of the body.

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Rotation

A circular movement around a joint.

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Circumduction

Movement of a bone or limb in a circular pattern. A combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

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Plantar Flexion

Movement at the ankle joint that points the toes.

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Dorsi-flexion

Movement at the ankle that flexes the foot upwards.

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Tendons

Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.

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Antagonistic Pairs

Pairs of muscles arranged on either side of joints that work together to create movement.

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what muscles are at the shoulder joint

deltiod, trapezius, pectorals, lattissimus dorsi, biceps, triceps, rotator cuff

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what muscles are at the elbow joint

biceps, triceps

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what muscles are at the hip joint

gluteals, hip flexors

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what muscles are at the knee joint

quadriceps, hamstrings

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what muscles are at the ankle joint

gastrocnemius, tibialis anterior

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what is the muscle that tenses called

the agonist

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what is the muscle that eccentrically contracts called

the antagonist

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what is the antagonistic pair at the elbow

biceps and triceps

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what is the antagonistic pair at the hip

hip flexors and gluteals

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what is the antagonistic pair at the knee

hamstring group and quadriceps group

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what is the antagonistic pair at the ankle

tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius

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Isometric

Muscular contraction that does not create movement, the muscle neither shortens nor lengthens

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Isotonic

Muscular contraction that creates movement, muscle changes length

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Concentric

Muscular contraction when the muscle contracts and shortens.

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Eccentric

Muscular contraction when the muscle contracts and lengthens.

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Cardio-respiratory

The name used to describe the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system working together.

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Circulatory system

The system that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

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Respiratory system

The system that includes the lungs and airways.

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Gaseous exchange

The process where oxygen moves into the blood and carbon dioxide moves out of the blood.

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Haemoglobin

The protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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Oxyhaemoglobin

A chemical formed when haemoglobin bonds to oxygen

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Alveoli

Small air sacks in the lungs where gas exchange takes place.

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Capillaries

Microscopic blood vessels that allow for gaseous exchange.

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Diffusion Pathway

The distance traveled during diffusion.

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Inhalation

The process of breathing in. The diaphragm contracts and moves downward, the intercostal muscles contract raising the ribs and pushing out the sternum, making the chest cavity larger.

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Exhalation

The process of breathing out. The diaphragm relaxes, moves back into a dome shape, the intercostal muscles relax, lowering the ribs and dropping the sternum, making the chest cavity smaller.

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Spirometer Trace

A measurement of lung capacity using a spirometer.

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Tidal volume

The normal amount of air inhaled or exhaled per breath.

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Expiratory reserve volume

The amount of air that can be forced out after normal expiration.

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Inspiratory reserve volume

The amount of air that can be forced in after normal inspiration.

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Residual volume

The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration.

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Pulse

The rhythmic throbbing felt as arteries pump blood around the body.

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Backflow

The flowing backwards of blood prevented by valves in the veins.

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Diastole

The phase of the heartbeat when the chambers of the heart relax and fill with blood.

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Systole

The phase of the heartbeat when the chambers of the heart contract and empty of blood.

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Cardiac cycle

One cycle of diastole and systole.

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Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart under high pressure.

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Veins

Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

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Capillaries

Microscopic blood vessels that link arteries to veins and allow for gaseous exchange.

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Deoxygenated blood

Blood that is low in oxygen.

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Oxygenated blood

Blood that is high in oxygen.

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Contract

When the heart muscles tighten and squeeze, pushing blood out of the heart.

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Ejected

The process of blood being forced out of the heart during contraction.

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Cardiac Cycle

One complete cycle of the heart's contraction and relaxation.

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Blood Pressure

The force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels.

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Systolic Pressure

The pressure of the blood when the heart contracts and ejects blood.

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Diastolic Pressure

The pressure of the blood when the heart relaxes and fills with blood.

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Redistribution of Blood

The movement of blood to different parts of the body during exercise.

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Heart Rate

The number of times the heart beats in one minute.

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Stroke Volume

The amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat.

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Cardiac Output

The total volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute.

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Aerobic Exercise

Exercise performed at a low to moderate intensity, allowing the body to use oxygen for energy production.

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Anaerobic Exercise

Exercise performed at a high intensity without enough oxygen for energy production.

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Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)

The amount of oxygen needed to recover after exercise.

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Cool Down

Gradually reducing the intensity of exercise to help the body recover.

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Manipulation of Diet

Making changes to the diet to support exercise performance and recovery.

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Immediate Effects of Exercise

Changes that occur in the body during and immediately after exercise.

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Short-term Effects of Exercise

Effects that last for 24-36 hours after exercise.

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Fatigue

Extreme tiredness due to lactic acid build-up or prolonged exercise.

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Long-term Effects of Exercise

Changes that occur in the body after months or years of regular exercise.

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Hypertrophy

Enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the size of its cells.

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