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ch 8
effects of exercise on skeletal muscle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| if exercise is regularly practiced | improves muscle tone and posture, and results in better heart +lung function and reduced fatigue |
| muscles- | change in relation to amount of work they normally do |
| disuse atrophy | prolonged inactivity |
| hypertrophy | increased muscle size due to exercise |
| strength training | exercise involving contraction of muscles against heavy resistance |
| increases number of myofilaments in each muscle fiber and total muscle mass increases | strength training |
| strength training does not | increase the number of muscle fibers |
| endurance training | exercise that increases muscle's ability to sustain moderate exercise over a long period AKA "aerobic training" |
| allows better delivery of o2 and nutrients to a muscle via blood flow | endurance/aerobic training |