Chapter 1 Structure and Function of Body Systems

  • Describe both the macronutrient and microstructure of muscle and bone

  • Describe the sliding filament theory of muscular action

  • Describe the specific morphological and physiological characteristics of different muscle fibers types and predict their relative involvement in different sports events

  • Describe the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems

  • Predict the cardiorespiratory responses to different type of exercise

  • What is the musculoskeletal system?

    • What are the different parts that make up the skeleton?

  • What is skeletal musculature?

    • What is the musculoskeletal macrostructure and microstructure of muscles?

    • What is the sliding muscle filament theory and how does it work?

      • i.e. what are the 4 phases?

  • What is the neuromuscular system?

    • How the neuromuscular system activates muscles?

    • What are the different muscle fiber types?

    • What are the different motor unit recruitment patterns?

    • What are proprioceptors and what is their purpose?

      • What are muscle spindles and their purpose?

      • What are Golgi tendon organs and their purpose?

  • What is the cardiovascular system?

    • What is the heart?

    • What are valves and their purpose?

    • What is the conduction system of the heart, how does it work, and how is it affected by the nervous system?

    • What is an electrocardiogram and what do the different waves mean?

    • What are arteries?

    • What are capillaries?

    • What are veins?

  • What is blood and its purpose?

  • What is the reparatory system and its purpose?

    • How is air exchanged by the respiratory system?

    • How are respiratory gases exchanged?

  • What are the acute responses to aerobic exercise?

    • What are the cardiovascular responses and why?\

      • How does cardiac output change?

      • How does stroke volume change?

      • How does heart rate change?

      • How does oxygen uptake change?

      • How does blood pressure change?

      • How does it control and change local circulation?

    • What are the reparatory responses and why?   

      • How does gas exchange change?

      • How does blood transport of gases and metabolic by-products change?

  • What are the cardiovascular and respiratory responses to anaerobic exercise?

    • What are the cardiovascular responses?

    • What is the ventilatory response?