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Applied Sports Science
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- 1The main organs in the respiratory system are the...Lungs
- 2Blood gets to the lungs via the...Pulmonary Artery
- 3The main artery to the body is...The Aorta
- 4Capillaries are ____ _______ (1), and they are located in the ____ of the _______ (2)(1) Blood Vessels
(2) Walls of the alveoli - 5The main muscle of your backside is the...Gluteus Maximus
- 6The largest shoulder muscle is the...Deltoid
- 7The main muscles of the upper chest are the...Pectoralis Major muscles
- 8The two main bones of the forearm are the...Radius and Ulna
- 9From highest to lowest, what is the order of the three main parts of the vertebral column (lumbar, cervical, thoracic)?Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar
- 10The five training principles are...Specificity, Intensity, Duration, Overload, Frequency
- 11The largest bone of the skull is the...Parietal bone
- 12The largest bone of the shoulder is the...Scapula
- 13The bone of the upper arm is...Humerus
- 14The bones in the middle of the skeleton and the head are part of the ______ skeleton.Axial
- 15The bones which make up the pelvis, legs, arms, hands, feet and shoulders are part of the ____________ skeleton.Appendicular
- 16The middle of the top part of the pelvis, which connects to the coccyx is the ______.Sacrum
- 17What is the heart's role in the circulatory system?It pumps blood into arteries which then transport it around the body
- 18Why does heart rate increase when we exercise?You need more oxygen carried around the body
- 19What is the equation used to determine force in Newtons 2nd Law?f=ma
Force = Mass x Acceleration - 20The formula for calculating velocity is...v=d/t
Velocity = Displacement/Time - 21The formula for calculating acceleration is...a=(Vf-Vi)/t
Acceleration = (Final Velocity - Initial Velocity)/Time - 22The 8 types of training methods are...Interval, Continuous, Fartlek, Resistance, Speed, Circuit, Core Strength and finally Flexibility
- 23The shoulder joint is the most susceptible to injury and is the most unstable joint, what does this allow?A tremendous range of motion
- 24What muscles make up the Quadriceps?Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius
- 25What are the two circuits (or systems) of the heart?Systemic and pulmonary
- 26The three muscles which make up the hamstrings are the...Semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris
- 27The two muscles of the calf are...Gastrocnemius, soleus
- 28The main arm muscles are the...Biceps, triceps, brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis
- 29The cervical curve has _ vertebrae.7
- 30The thoracic curve has __ vertebrae.12
- 31The lumbar curve has _ vertebrae.5
- 32The muscles of the rotator cuff which stabilise the shoulders are...Subscapularis, supraspinatus, teres minor, infraspinatus
- 33The six types of joints in the human body are the...Ball and socket, condyloid, saddle, hinge, pivot, gliding
- 34Name three bones of the shoulder.Clavicle, scapula, aeromine
- 35The sagittal plane runs...Down through the body, and divides it into left and right halves
- 36The coronal (frontal) plane divides the body into...Front and back
- 37The transverse plane divides the body into...Upper and lower halves
- 38Flexion is a motion which...Decreases the angle between two body parts
- 39Extension is a motion which...Increases the angle between two body parts
- 40Abduction is a motion in which...A structure or part is pulled away from the midline of the body
- 41Adduction is a motion in which...A structure or part is pulled towards the midline of the body
- 42Internal and external rotation rotate body parts closer to and further from the...Midline
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- Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) High School Flashcards on Applied Sports Science, created by Taylor Lilley on 09/11/2013.
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