Across
- 1. A disease where your bone denisty becomes so low that your bones become fragile and fracture easily
- 6. A structure which permits the flow of blood in only one direction.
- 10. Any exercise which is done in short, fast bursts where your heart can't keep up with your muscles need for blood and oxygen.
- 12. The minimum heart rate to be achieved to esure fitness improves.The range within which an individual needs to work for aerobic training to take place (60-80 per cent of maximum heart rate).
- 17. The muscle that relaxes to allow a movement to take place.
- 18. Energy expended over a long period of time which requires oxygen
- 19. moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
- 20. The substance in the red blood cells which transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
- 21. The volume of blood pumped from the heart with each beat.
- 23. Drugs that elevate the rate of bodily urine excretion.
- 25. a small colourless disc-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting.
- 27. Where a muscle is in a state of contraction but increases in length. (E.g. lowering a biceps curl)
- 30. Rest, ice, compression, elevation (a method of treating injuries).
- 31. A type of joint that only allows for rotation
- 32. An ability of performers to keep going with a movement or activity for a prolonged period of time
- 34. The tension which remains in the muscles even at rest.
- 36. Drugs that are used to control heart rate and that have a calming and relaxing effect.
- 37. Blood vessel which takes blood to the head and body from the heart
- 38. Muscles which work without any conscious control from you.
Down
- 2. A type of vertebrae that is fused together and makes a strong base which allows force to be transmited from the legs to the upper body
- 3. A type of joint that is fully moveable and has a membrane, capsule and fluid.
- 4. a type of blood cell which aids the immune system by producing antibodies
- 5. Blood vessel which carries de-oxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
- 7. the location of red blood cell production
- 8. Muscle fibres which contract very rapidly but are quickly exhausted
- 9. inflammation of the tendons of the elbow (epicondylitis) caused by overuse of the muscles of the forearm.
- 11. contraction A muscle contraction where the length of the muscle does not change
- 13. A connection point between two or more bones where movement occurs.
- 14. A mild poison and waste product of anaerobic respiration.
- 15. The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute. Heart ratex Stoke Volume.
- 16. Where muscles increase in size as a result of regular training
- 22. The blood pressure in the arteries when the ventricles relax. This is when your blood pressure is at its lowest.
- 24. The Muscle which allows for abbduction at the shoulder
- 26. Muscles between the ribs which raise the ribcage by contracting and lower it by relaxing
- 28. A tough form of tissue which covers and protects the ends of bones, and acts as a buffer where two bones meet at a joint.
- 29. Fibrous tissue which joins a muscle to bone.
- 33. The number of times your heart beats in one minute, which is one contraction and relaxation of the heart.
- 35. Strong fibrous bands which stabilize joints and control movement