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Chapter 2 of AFAA PFT Certification

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Define: Stroke Volume   The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one beat  
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Define: Cardiac Output   The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute HR x SV  
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Define: Myocardial Infarction   Heart Attack  
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Define: Ischemia   Inadequate blood flow  
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Define: Vaneous Return   The amount of blood being returned to the heart by the veins  
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Define: Valsalva Maneuver   Holding the breath during exertion  
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Define: Minute Ventilation   the total amount of air breathed per minute  
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Define: Residual Lung Volume   The amount of air remaining in the lungs after forced expulsion  
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Define: Forced Vital Capacity   The amount of air forcefully exhaled after a maximal inhale  
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Define: Total Lung Capacity   Residual Volume + Forced Vital Capacity  
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What are the structures of the heart?   Right and Left Atrium (Upper) and Ventricles (Lower)  
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Describe the blood flow patterns of the Circulatory System.   Deoxygenated blood enter the Right Atrium --> Right Ventricle --> Lungs (To be oxygenated) --> Left Atrium --> Left Ventricle --> Aorta --> Arteries --> Arterioles --> Capillaries ==> Venules --> Veins --> Vena Cavae --> Right Atrium  
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Describe the structures of the Pulmonary System.   Nose/Mouth --> Larynx --< trachea --> Lungs --> Bronchi --> Bronchioles --> Alveoli --> Alveolar Sacs  
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Define: Adenosine Triphosphate   Source of cell's energy  
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List the 3 metabolic pathways or energy systems.   The Phosphagen System The Anaerobic Glycolytic System The Aerobic System  
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Which energy system uses fat, carbohydrates, and proteins?   The Aerobic System  
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Which energy system has a limiting factor of CP?   The Phosphagen system  
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List exercises and activities that rely primarily on the: Phosphagen System   Olympic Lifting  
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List exercises and activities that rely primarily on the: Anaerobic Glycolytic System   Sports teams: Soccer, Football, Rugby, Tennis, etc.  
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List exercises and activities that rely primarily on the: The Aerobic System   Distance Sports (running, walking, cycling), Marathons, and Daily Living  
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Define: Glucose   Blood Sugar  
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Define: Lactic Acid   Pyruvic Acid broken down without sufficient oxygen  
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Define: Glycolysis   The Breakdown of Glucose to Lactic Acid  
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Define: Mitochondria   A cell's powerhouse  
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Define: Beta Oxidation   The breakdown of fat to Acetyl CoA (to use in the aerobic system)  
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Define: Krebs Cycle   Aerobic breakdown of glucose and fat into ATP  
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Define: Anaerobic Threshold   when the muscles can no longer produce ATP and rely on Anaerobic Glycolytic Pathways  
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Define: Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2max)   volume of oxygen consumed per minute at the cellular level  
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Define: Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)   the body's way of replenishing its oxygen stores after exertion (hyperventilating)  
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Describe the Nervous System   Brain, Nerves, and Spine  
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Name the (3) types of muscle tissue   1. Cardiac 2. Smooth 3. Skeletal/Striated  
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Name and Describe the (2) major types of muscle fibers.   1. Slow twitch (Type I, Endurance) 2. Fast Twitch (Type II, Quick to Fatigue)  
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What is the Sliding Filament Theory?   The theory that a muscles contract by (2) different tyoes of filament sliding over one another  
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Define: Sarcomere   Unit of myofilament  
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Define: Actin   Thin filament connected to the Z Line  
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Define: Myosin   Thick filament that connects actin fibers  
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Define: Motor Unit   One section of muscle that contains a Sarcomere  
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Define the function of a Muscle Spindle.   Sends different information to the brain about changes in muscle length and speed at which the changes occur  
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Describe the function of the Golgi Tendon Organ   It prevents the body from injury of stopping a muscle's contraction or extension before capacity  
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