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CSET PE vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abduction | moving a part of the body away from the axis or middle of the body. |
| Adduction | moving a part of the body toward the axis or middle of the body |
| Asthma | a controllable, chronic disorder, characterized by sudden attacks of coughing and difficulty breathing. |
| Biomechanical principles | the forces governing the interaction of the body w/the natural universe (gravity,etc.) These include ball handling-related concepts of force projection and force absorption. |
| Body composition | the ratio of fat tissue to muscle and other lean tissues in the body. |
| cardio-respiratory endurance | the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to continue supplying oxygen to the body during prolonged exercise. |
| diabetes | a controllable, chronic disorder, requiring insulin treatment and dietary monitoring to maintain stable blood sugar levels. |
| fine motor skills | movements using small muscle groups (writing, grasping, finger snapping,etc) |
| flexibility | the ability of a joint to move in a range of motion (usually the wider the range, the better) |
| frequency | in relation to exercise, how often an exercise is performed (every day, every other day, etc.) |
| gross motor skills | movements using large muscle groups (running,throwing, catching, etc) |
| intensity | In relation to exercise, how difficult an exercise session is (lifting with one pound vwithts vs. two pound weights) |
| locomotor movement | movement that results in location change (bending, twisting, stretching, etc) |
| muscular endurance | the ability of a muscle to perform repetitions of a task. |
| muscular strength | the ability of a muscle to exert force on an object. |
| nonlocomotor movement | movement that does not result in location change (bending, twisting, stretching, etc) |
| opposition | when throwing a ball, the foot opposite the throwing hand steps forward. |
| overload | in relation to fitness, the concept that the only way to progress is to increase the level of difficulty. |
| progression | in relation to fitness, the concept that level of difficulty should be gradually increased, beginning at a difficulty level corresponding to the intial fitness level. |
| specificity | in relation to fitness, the concept that specific types of exercise are appropriate in increase specific types of fitness (jogging for cardiovascular fitness, crunches for abdominal muscles) |
| time | in relation to exercise, for how long an exercise is performed in a single session. |
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