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Neuromuscular System Adaptations - Long-Term Exercise

Neuromuscular System Adaptations - Long-Term Exercise

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Physical Ed

12th Grade

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Alex Leach

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20 Slides • 20 Questions

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Neuromuscular System Adaptations - Long-Term Exercise

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Multiple Choice

What is a motor unit?

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Medulla Oblongata

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The properties of a muscle fibre

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Neuromuscular Junction

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A motor neuron and its muscle fibres

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Multiple Choice

What is the process of either all or none of the muscle fibres in a motor unit contracting known as?

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Maximum contraction

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All or nothing law

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Motor unit recruitment

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Sliding filament theory

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Multiple Choice

Can a motor unit partially contract?

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Yes

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No

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Multiple Choice

What happens if the threshold is met or surpassed?

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Motor unit relaxation

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Motor unit contraction

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Partial motor unit contraction

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When an impulse reaches a muscle fibre - what is this known as? (Think back to the sliding filament theory)

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Multiple Choice

A muscle is made up of multiple motor units

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

Do all motor units in a muscle always contract at the same time?

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Yes

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No

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What is the speed of activation of and the number of motor units recruited known as?

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What is the name of the neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction?

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At the neuromuscular junction - what does acetylcholine take the impulse across?

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At the neuromuscular junction - what does acetylcholine take the impulse across?

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Multiple Choice

What is nervous inhibition?

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The increase of an action potential

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A way to allow for maximum contraction

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The cause of the anticipatory rise

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A protective mechanism that prevents a muscle from overworking

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What is a GTO?

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What is a GTO?

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Multiple Choice

The role of a GTO is to detect levels of tension within a muscle

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

High intensity training can increase the threshold of the GTO

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

What will this increase in threshold achieve?

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Less powerful muscle contractions

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More powerful muscle contractions

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Open Ended

Why could the increase in threshold cause injury?

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Poll

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