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    Exam III Study Guide Chapter 14 1) Fuel/energy needs for Physical Activity (different intensities)‚ during and post exercise -Adenosine triphosphate (ATP): o The energy-carrying molecule in the body (ATP must be generated continuously since muscles store only enough ATP for 1–3 secs of activity) -Creatine phosphate (CP): • Stores energy that can be used to make ATP • 3−15 seconds of maximal physical effort *(0-3 sec) 100% ATP/CP *(10-12 sec) 50% ATP/CP 50% Carbohydrates *(4-6 min)

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    Lab / Muscle Fatigue What are the affects of anaerobic respiration on you muscles? Background Normally‚ muscles use oxygen through a process known as cellular/aerobic respiration to make energy (or ATP) from sugar (glucose). This process is very efficient and produces 38 ATPs for each molecule of glucose. Carbon dioxide and water are the results of this reaction. When muscles undergo rigorous exercise they require more oxygen to make ATP than the blood can supply. At this point the muscle is forced

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    BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Baltimore‚ MD 21215 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COURSE SYLLABUS __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note

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    human body? To ensure that fluid levels inside and outside the cell are balanced. How does your electrolyte work in the functioning of nerves and muscles? Like athletes when they workout they lose salt by sweating. That’s why they try to contain salt before they work and after‚ to avoid cramps and such. The cramping effects the nerves and muscles‚ because they begin to shut down. As the salt in your body fades away. What are some of the specific health problems that can arise from an imbalance

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    Staying active means keeping your body functioning at a high level. Regular exercise will maintain the performance of your lungs and heart to most efficiently burn off excess calories and keep your weight under control. Exercise will also improve muscle strength‚ increase joint flexibility and improve endurance. Another main benefit of physical activity is that it decreases the risk of heart disease‚ the leading cause of death in America. Additionally‚ it

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    above) it will expand as you write. Activity 1: Tissue Types 1-1: List the four types of tissue found in the human body and give an example of each. 1. _Epithelial__example: Skin_ 2. Connective_ example: Tendons___ 3. _Muscle__example: Muscles of heart_ 4. _Nervous_example: Brain__ Activity 2: Epithelial tissue 2-1: What are the characteristics of epithelial tissue? _Polarity‚ Specialized contacts‚ Supported of connective tissue‚ Avascular but innervated‚ Regeneration___ 2-2:

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    FITT Varibles to accomplish overload. The Acronym FITT stands for: · Frequency- How often you exercise · Intensity- How hard you exercises (cardio- increase resistance‚ speed‚ distance‚ Muscle exercise increase weights) · Time- How long you exercise (cardio longer times‚ Muscle increase reps and sets) · Type- What type of exercise you are doing 2. If Terri were strteching 4 days per week‚ how many days per week whould she need to stretch to increase her fequency varible

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    Table 1 was our observation for the control group‚ or the ChR2- as we called it. Living up to its name‚ the larvae from this plate did not contract as we increased the MRR‚ and continued to move. Although the number of waves per larva was different‚ it was higher than the waves produced in Table 2‚ the ChR2+ group. Larvae from this plate contracted immediately when the light was turned on and only produced waves during the interval the light was not on. Because the light flashed a set amount of times

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     Attach a copy of your experimental recordings showing a period of spontaneous contractions and the response to stimulating the nerves at 20 Hz with both a voltage that produced only a modest response and the voltage that produced the maximal response. 1) Briefly describe the response of the ileum when it is unstimulated and during stimulation of the nerves. When the ileum is unstimulated‚ the contraction peaks at around 8mV and goes down to around 1 mV. This is repeated steadily. During

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    Health and fitness advertisement has become one of the top topics on television‚ newspapers and magazines. Fitness companies are creating new products that promise to improve an individual’s work out with half the time and effort. In a society with little time for exercise the ads grab people’s attention. The advertisement at hand depicts athletic-fit men and women performing the “Shake Weight” ideal motion‚ and mentioning the “Dynamic Inertia Exercise” concept. The Shake Weight is an object like

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