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Abrasion Answer-A scraping away of a portion of the skin or mucous membrane
Acclimatize Answer-To physiologically adapt to an unfamiliar environment and achieve a
new steady state
Actin Answer-Thin contractile protein in a myofibril
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Abrasion Answer-A scraping away of a portion of the skin or mucous membrane
Acclimatize Answer-To physiologically adapt to an unfamiliar environment and achieve a
new steady state
Actin Answer-Thin contractile protein in a myofibril
Action Answer-The stage of the transtheoretical model of behavioral change during
which the individual started a new behavior less than six months ago
Agonist Answer-The muscle directly responsible for observed movement also called the
prime mover
Ambient temperature Answer-Room temperature
Amortization phase Answer-The transition period between the eccentric and concentric
actions during plyometrics
Antagonist Answer-The muscle that acts in opposition to the contraction produced by the
agonist
Apnea Answer-A temporary absence or cessation of breath
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Asana Answer-A posture or manner of sitting, as in the practice of yoga
Associative stage of learning Answer-The second stage of learning a motor skill, when
performers have mastered the fundamentals and can concentrate on skill refinement
Ataxia Answer-Failure of muscular coordination
Auscultation Answer-The technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body
(like a heartbeat)
Autogenic inhibition Answer-An automatic reflex relaxation caused by stimulation of the
golgi tendon organ
Autonomous stage of learning Answer-The third stage of learning a motor skill, when the
skill has become habitual or automatic for the performer
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) Answer-The energy required to complete the sum total of
life-sustaining processess
Claudication Answer-Cramp-like pains in the calves caused by poor circulation
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Co-contraction Answer-The mutual coordination of antagonist muscles to maintain a
position
Cognitive stage of learning Answer-The first stage of learning a motor skill when
performers make many gross errors and have extremely variable performances
Comorbidities Answer-Diseases in addition to a primary disease
Contraindication Answer-Any condition that renders some particular movement, activity,
or treatment improper or desirable
Contralateral Answer-The opposite side of the body; the other limb
Contusion Answer-A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken
Creep Answer-The tendency of connective tissue to slowly deform permanently under
the influences of applied stress
Crepitus Answer-A crackling sound produced by air moving in the joint space
Cyanosis Answer-A bluish discoloration, especially of the skin and mucous membranes,
due to reduced hemoglobin in the blood
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Diminishing returns Answer-Principle stating that after a certain level of performance has
been achieved, there will be a decline in the effectibeness of training at furhering a person's
performance level
Diuretic Answer-Makes you pee
Dysarthria Answer-A group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the strength or
coordination of the muscles of speech
Dyslipidemia Answer-A condition characterized by abnormal blood lipid profles
Dyspnea Answer-SOB, shortness of breath
Eccentric Answer-A type of isotonic muscle contraction in which the muscle lengthens
against a resistance; "negative reps"
Ecchymosis Answer-The escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels
marked by black-and-blue or purple discolored area
Edema Answer-Swelling
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