Performance Enhancing Drugs Lesson 10

Question 1

What do Anabolic steroids do?

Answer 1

Mimic testosterone and increase bone and muscle growth. Cause heart attacks or strokes

Question 2

What do Beta blockers do?

Answer 2

Calming effect by controling the heart rate and give relif from painful injurys. Cause depression and fatigue

Question 3

What do Narcotics and analgesics do?

Answer 3

Effect mood behaviour. Cause loss of balance and co-ordination

Question 4

What do Diuretics do?

Answer 4

Increase the rate of urine production. Performer looses weight. Causes dehydration and headaches

Question 5

What do Peptide hormones do?

Answer 5

Increase maturation of red blood cells. Increase muscle growth. Cause heart attacks and strokes as blood id thicker and cant fit through small capilarys

Question 6

What do Growth hormones do?

Answer 6

Increase muscle development.

Question 7

What do Stimulants do?

Answer 7

Caffine and nicotein. Increase alertness and causes a high blood pressure

Question 8

What is Blood doping?

Answer 8

Boosting number of red blood cells in blood stream to carry more oxygen to the muscles