Unit 3 - Physical Activity and Fitness (Teen Health 2)

Question 1

Physical Activity

Answer 1

Any movement that makes your body use extra energy

Question 2

Fitness

Answer 2

Being able to handle physical work and play each day without getting overly tired

Question 3

Exercise

Answer 3

Planned physical activity done regularly to build or maintain one’s fitness

Question 4

Endurance

Answer 4

The ability to perform difficult physical activity without getting overly tired

Question 5

Muscle Endurance

Answer 5

The ability of a muscle to repeatedly use force over a period of time

Question 6

Cardiovascular Endurance

Answer 6

The measure of how well your heart and lungs work during moderate to vigorous physical activity or exercise

Question 7

Strength

Answer 7

The ability of your muscles to use force

Question 8

Flexibility

Answer 8

The ability to move joints fully and easily through a full range of motion

Question 9

Body Composition

Answer 9

The proportions of fat, bone, muscle, and fluid that make up body weight

Question 10

Aerobic Exercise

Answer 10

Rhythmic, moderate to vigorous activity that uses large amounts of oxygen and works the heart and lungs

Question 11

Anaerobic Exercise

Answer 11

Intense physical activity that builds muscle but does not use large amounts of oxygen

Question 12

Skeletal System

Answer 12

Framework of bones and other tissues that supports the body

Question 13

Joints

Answer 13

The places where two or more bones meet

Question 14

Tendons

Answer 14

A type of connecting tissue that joins muscles to bone and muscles to muscles

Question 15

Ligaments

Answer 15

A type of connecting tissue that holds bones to other bones at the joint

Question 16

Cartilage

Answer 16

Strong, flexible tissue that allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissues

Question 17

Muscular System

Answer 17

Tissues that move parts of the body and control the organs

Question 18

Circulatory System

Answer 18

Group of organs and tissues that act as transfer stations carrying needed materials to cells and removing their waste products

Question 19

Arteries

Answer 19

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and to various parts of the body

Question 20

Veins

Answer 20

Blood vessels that carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart

Question 21

Capillaries

Answer 21

Tiny blood vessels that carry blood to and from almost all body cells and connect arteries and veins

Question 22

Pulmonary Circulation

Answer 22

When blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart

Question 23

Systemic Circulation

Answer 23

When oxygen-rich blood travels to all body tissues except the lungs

Question 24

Blood Pressure

Answer 24

The force of the blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels

Question 25

Plasma

Answer 25

The yellowish, watery part of blood

Question 26

Warm-up

Answer 26

Gentle exercises that get heart muscles ready for moderate to vigorous exercises

Question 27

Cooldown

Answer 27

Gentle exercises that let the body adjust to ending a workout

Question 28

FITT

Answer 28

Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type

Question 29

Frequency

Answer 29

The number of days you workout each week

Question 30

Intensity

Answer 30

How much energy you use when you work out

Question 31

Target Heart Rate

Answer 31

The number of heartbeats per minute that you should aim for during moderate to vigorous aerobic activity to help your circulatory system the most

Question 32

Dehydration

Answer 32

The excessive loss of water from the body

Question 33

Anabolic Steroids

Answer 33

Substances that cause muscle tissue to develop at an abnormally high rate

Question 34

Conditioning

Answer 34

Training to get into shape for physical activity or a sport

Question 35

Overworking

Answer 35

Conditioning too hard or too often without enough rest between sessions

Question 36

Sprain

Answer 36

Injury to the ligament connecting bones at a joint

Question 37

Tendonitis

Answer 37

Painful inflammation and swelling of a tendon caused by overuse

Question 38

Dislocation

Answer 38

A major injury that occurs when a bone is forced from its normal position within a joint

Question 39

Fracture

Answer 39

A break in a bone

Question 40

Stress Fracture

Answer 40

A small fracture caused by repeated strain on a bone