Glute Specialist Test- Week 1| with
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Physical therapy - ANSWER the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by a licensed therapist
using physical manipulation methods
Sports performs training - ANSWER Athletic training aimed at improving the skills required
for given sport
muscle hypertrophy - ANSWER The enlargement of muscle fibers resulting in overall muscle
size and cross-sectional area
Acute training variables - ANSWER Components clarifying how an exercise is completed in a
training program
Neuromuscular control - ANSWER The trained and unconscious response of a muscle ir muscles
to control dynamic stability
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANSWER part of the nervous system consisting of the brain
and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - ANSWER Part of the nervous system consisting of the
nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord
Ganglia - ANSWER Bundles or nerve cells relaying sensory messages to and from the
tissue where they are found
, Sensory input - ANSWER Describes the stimuli the body receives such as smell taste and touch
cardiac muscle - ANSWER Makes up walls of the heart; it's contractions allow blood to circulate
smooth muscle - ANSWER Found throughout the body, does the involuntary work of
keeping organs and blood vessels running on autopilot
skeletal muscle - ANSWER Contractile tissue that produces voluntary action and reflex action
Motor unit - ANSWER a single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
Motor unit pool - ANSWER Group of motor units working in conjunction to cause muscle action
extrafusal muscle fibers - ANSWER Fibers causing muscle contraction and mechanical work
alpha motor neurons - ANSWER Motor neurons originating in the brain stems and spinal cord
and initiating muscle contraction
Agonist - ANSWER The primary muscle acting to produce movement
Antagonist - ANSWER The muscles acting in opposition to the agonist during the movement
Synergistic - ANSWER Muscles working in conjunction with agonist to support and
refine movement
Prime mover - ANSWER An agonist muscle acting to produce movement
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