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Unit 5 Flashcards

1
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What is the WHO definition of ‘health’?

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A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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2
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How can smoking affect your health?

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Lung cancer, heart disease and chronic bronchitis.

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3
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Give an example of performance enhancing drugs?

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Anabolic steroids.

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4
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What does fitness mean?

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Good health or good condition, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition.

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5
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What does exercise mean?

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Activity that requires physical or mental exertion, especially when performed to develop or maintain fitness.

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6
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Give 4 good exercise habits?

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Walk instead of driving
Ride a bicycle as a form of transport.
Use stairs instead of lifts
Try to walk for at least part of a journey

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7
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What are 4 benefits to be gained from living a healthy life?

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Improving body shape
Relieving stress and tension
Toning up your body and improving posture.
Improve basic levels of strength, stamina and flexibility.

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8
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What are the normal short term effects of exercise?

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Increased heart and breathing rate
Increased body temperature
Reddening of your skin
Tiredness

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9
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What is the role of the skeletal system? (5 points)

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Movement at joints
Support for muscles and vital organs
Shape for maintaining our basic body shape
Protection
Blood cell production in the bone marrow
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10
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What types of bones are there? (SLIF)

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Short
Long
Irregular
Flat

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11
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What are 3 types of joints?

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Hinge
Ball and socket
Pivot

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12
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What are tendons?

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Strong, non elastic cords that join muscles to the bone.

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13
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What is cartilage?

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Tough but flexible tissue that acts as a buffer between the homes at joints.

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14
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What are ligaments?

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Bands of fibre attached to the bones that link the joints.

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15
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What are the three types of movement at joints?

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Freely moveable joints
Slightly moveable
Immovable

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16
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What are he five types of movement?

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Flexion (decreasing of an angle at a joint)
Extension
Abduction (movement of a bone or limb away from the midline of the body)
Addiction (adding to the midline )
Rotation

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17
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What is articulation?

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A moveable joint between inflexible parts of the body.

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18
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How is the muscular system linked to the skeletal system?

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Allow movement to occur.

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19
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What are the three types of muscles?

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Skeletal
Cardiac
Involuntary

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20
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What are Skeletal muscles?

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Muscles that are under your conscious control

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21
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What are cardiac muscles?

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Involuntary muscles that work automatically and constantly. In the heart

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22
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What are involuntary muscles?

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Found in walls of intestines and blood vessels, keep contracting to allow crucial body functions to continue.

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23
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What is the antagonist?

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The muscle that relaxes to allow a movement to take place.

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24
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What is an agnonist? (Prime mover)

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The muscle that initially contracts to start a movement.

25
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What is the origin?

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The end of a muscle attached to the fixed bone.

26
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What is the insertion?

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The end of the muscle attached to the bone that moves.

27
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Why do muscles work in pairs?

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So that one muscle can pull in one way whilst the other relaxes. Vice versa

28
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What four types of muscles are there?

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Flexors
Extensors
Adductors
Abductors

29
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When muscles contract, in what two ways do they do so?

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Isotonic contractions

Isometric contractions

30
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In isotonic contractions, what does concentric mean?

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When the muscle shortens (it tends to bulge)

31
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What does eccentric mean in isotonic contractions?

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When the muscle gradually lengthens and returns to its normal length and shape.

32
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What is an isometric contraction?

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When there is no movement of with the limb or the joint as muscles are working to keep the joint stable.

33
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What muscles are involved in many movements of the arm?

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Biceps and triceps.

34
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What muscles are involved in the movements of the legs?

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Hamstrings and quadriceps.

35
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What muscles are involved in the initial movements of the legs?

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Gastrocnemius

36
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What is the definition of strength?

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The ability to bear weight.

37
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What is dynamic strength?

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The strength a sportsperson needs to support their own body weight over a prolonged period of time or to be able to apply force against some type of object.

38
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What is explosive strength?

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The strength used in one short, sharp, burst or movement.

39
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What is static strength?

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The greatest amount of strength that can be applied to an immovable object.

40
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What is the hand grip dynamometer?

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A test used to measure grip or forearm muscle strength. Device is squeezed with max isometric effort for 5 seconds.

41
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What is the definition of speed?

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The ability to move all or parts of the body as quickly as possible. A combination of reaction time and movement time.

42
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What is the definition of power?

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The combination of the max amount of speed with the max amount of strength.

43
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How can power be improved?

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Strength training.

44
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What does cardiovascular endurance mean?

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Also referred to as stamina, it is the ability of the heart and lungs to keep operating efficiently during an endurance event.

45
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What is the definition of flexibility?

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The range of movement around a joint.

46
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How can flexibility be improved?

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Regularly performing stretching exercises.

47
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What is the definition of agility?

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The combination of flexibility and speed. It is the ability to move quickly, changing direction and speed whenever possible.

48
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What is the definition of balance?

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It is the ability to maintain a given posture in static and dynamic situations and to be able to stay level and stable.

49
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What is the definition of co-ordination?

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It is the ability to link all the parts of a movement into one efficient smooth movement and is the ability to control the body during physical activity.

50
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What is the definition of reaction time?

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This is the time taken for the body, or part of the body, to respond to a stimulus.

51
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What is simple reaction time?

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Where someone must react to something as it happens.

52
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What is choice reaction time?

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When someone is able to size up a situation and then decide when they are going to react.

53
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What is the definition of timing?

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The ability to coincide movements in relation to external factors.

54
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What is the definition of skill?

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Using knowledge or expertise to succeed efficiently and effectively in achieving a particular object and ability.

55
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What are open skills?

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These occur in situations that are constantly changing.

56
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What are closed skills?

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These occur in situations that are constant and unchanging.

57
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What are the three types of guidance?

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Visual
Verbal
Manual

58
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What are the four types of practice?

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Whole- complete performance
Part
Fixed- a set session or aspect is concentrated upon
Variable- a combination of the above.

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