Physical Education Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards

Flashcards covering key concepts from the Physical Education study guide, including health-related and skill-related components of fitness, biomechanics, and ergogenic aids.

Cardiovascular Endurance

The ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to efficiently deliver oxygen to your muscles during physical activity.

Muscular Strength

The ability of a muscle to exert force in a single contraction.

Muscular Endurance

The ability of your muscles to exert force repeatedly or to maintain a contraction against resistance for an extended period.

Flexibility

The ability of a joint or group of joints to move through a full, pain-free range of motion.

Body Composition

The proportion of fat, bone, muscle, and water in the human body.

Pectoralis Major Function

Adduct, flex, and medially rotate the arm at the shoulder joint.

Latissimus Dorsi Function

Extend, adduct, and internally rotate the arm at the shoulder joint.

Quadriceps Function

Extend the knee joint.

Hamstrings Function

Knee flexion and hip extension.

Gluteus Maximus Function

Extension of the hip joint.

Trapezius Function

Scapular movement, posture, and stabilization.

Force

A push or pull that acts upon an object.

Lever

A rigid structure that rotates around a fixed point when a force is applied.

Torque

A twisting force that causes rotation around an axis.

Equilibrium

A state where a body is not accelerating.

Inertia

The tendency of a body or object to resist changes in its state of motion.

Rotary Motion

The movement of a body or segment around a fixed axis or point.

Buoyancy

Upward force exerted on an object immersed in a fluid.

Agility

Ability to change direction, accelerate, and decelerate quickly while maintaining balance and control.

Balance

Maintaining the body's center of gravity within its base of support.

Coordination

The ability of different body parts to move smoothly and efficiently together.

Power

The ability to exert strength quickly.

Reaction Time

The speed at which an individual responds to a stimulus.

Speed

The ability to move one's body quickly or to move limbs rapidly.

Ergogenic Aids

Substances or techniques used to improve physical performance.

Nutritional Supplements Function

Support muscle growth, recovery, and energy.

Blood Doping Definition

Increasing the number of red blood cells to improve oxygen transport to muscles.

Anabolic Steroids Definition

Synthetic substances that mimic testosterone to promote muscle growth.

Beta-Alanine Definition

A supplement that reduces lactic acid build-up, helping to delay muscle fatigue.

Caffeine Definition

A stimulant that increases alertness, endurance, and performance by reducing fatigue.

Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Type of fat to help reduce muscle damage and increase lean muscle mass

Chromium Picolinate

Builds muscle and promoted weight loss

Branched-Chain Amino Acids

Improve strength, power, and endurance

Protein

Building blocks of muscle

Carnitine

Helps burn fat, increases endurance and lean mass