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7 Health Vocab Exam
Term that you should know at the end of 1st semester health
Question | Answer |
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is the ability of the skeletal muscles to contract repeatedly over a period of time. | Muscular Endurance |
is the ability of a muscle group to exert maximum force against a given resistance. | Muscular Strength |
is the ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to working muscles and tissues | Cardio Endurance |
is the ability of your joints to move through a full range of motion. | Flexibility |
is the make up of lean tissue and fat tissue in the body. | Body Composition |
Allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissue | Cartilage |
Hold bones in place at the joints | Ligament |
Joins muscle to muscle or muscle to bone | Tendon |
it is when bones become fragile and more likely to break | Osteoporosis |
it is when the cartilage in the joints begin to wear away | Osteoarthritis |
type of muscle found in the internal organs and blood vessels | Smooth Muscle |
type of muscle found in the heart. | Cardiac Muscle |
muscles that are found around the skeleton | Skeletal Muscle |
automatically move with you not having to tell it to move. | Involuntary Muscle |
brain sends message to the muscle to have it move. | Voluntary Muscle |
blood with CO2 or no oxygen in it | Deoxygented Blood |
blood with O2 (oxygen in it) | Oxygenated Blood |
takes blood away from the heart | Artery |
brings blood to the heart | Vein |
connects artery and veins together | Capillary |
trap door that allow food and air go to the right places | Epiglottis |
is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food | Digestion |
tiny air sacs in the lungs | Alveoli |
process of breathing | Respiration |
the heart rate which one's heart should beat during exercise | Target Heart Rate |