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Unit 1
Unit 1
Applied anatomy and physiology
The structure of the skeletal system The process of breathing and the
Articulating bones pathway of air
The functions of the skeletal system The cardiovascular system
The structure of synovial joint Blood vessels
Different types of freely moveable The pathway of the blood
joint The redistribution of blood during
Joint action and movements exercise
The movements of the major muscles Cardiac output, stroke volume and
and major muscle groups heart rate
The respiratory system Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
Gaseous exchange The recovery progress from vigorous
exercise
The immediate, short-term and long-
term effects of exercise.
1.2 The structure and functions of the muscular
system
Muscles are attached to the skeleton by
tendons and movement occurs when the
muscles contract and pull the bone.
Tendon:
Connective tissue that attaches muscles to bone. Its role is to transfer the effort
created by a contracting muscle to the bone, resulting in the movement of the bone.
Unit 1.1
Jaw bone
Pelvis
Unit 1.1
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Synovial joints:
These are also known as freely moveable joints, are the most common type
of joint in the human body. They are located at the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and
ankle. They have particular structural features:
Tendons: very strong non-elastic cords that join muscle to bone
Bursae: a sac filled with liquid, floating inside the joint, to reduce
friction between tendon and bone
Cartilage: a tough but flexible tissue to acts as a bugger between
the bones, preventing bones rubbing together and causing friction
Synovial fluid: a clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint
and stops the bones rubbing together.
Ligaments: bands of elastic fibre that attach bone to bone, keeping
the joints stable by restricting movement
Synovial membrane: the lining inside the joint capsule that
secretes (releases) synovial fluid
Joint capsule: tissue that stops synovial fluid form escaping and
encloses, supports and hold the bones together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRVAjHJxmX8
Unit 1.1
Type of freely movable joints
The different types of synovial joints allow different types of movement to occurs. For
example:
Ball and socket joints can move away from the body, back towards the body,
and can also rotate. This range of motion makes them the most moveable joint in the
body. The shoulder joint and the hip joint are ball and socket joints.
Hinge joints can only move in one direction, towards and away from each
other, like the hinge on a door. The elbow, knee and ankle joints are all hinge joints.
Unit 1.1
Joint action and movements
Different joints allow different types of movement. For example:
The hinge joint at the knee and elbow can only move in one direction enabling flexion
and extension. Dorsiflexion:
ankle flexes
the foot Plantar flexion:
upwards, ankle joint
decreasing points the toes
ankle angle increase angle
at joint
The ball and socket joints at the hip and shoulder enable rotation, adduction and
abduction, as well as flexion and extension.
Rotation: a circular
movement around a joint
Abduction: movement of a
bone or limb away from
the midline of the body.
Unit 1.1
Activity:
Choose a sporting action
Identify exactly which joints are allowing the
movement to take place
For each joint, identify what type of joint it is. Is it
a ball and socket joint or a hinge joint?
For each joint, identify what type of movement
takes place. Is it flexion, extension, adduction,
abduction, rotation, plantar flexion or
dorsiflexion?
Unit 1.2
The structure and function of the muscular system
Muscles are attached to the skeleton by tendons and movement occurs when the
muscles contract and pull the bone.
Tendons:
Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Its role is to transfer the effort
created by a contracting muscle to the bone, resulting in the movement of that bone.
Unit 1.2
Unit 1.2
The muscular system
The majority of movement in the body occurs at the
shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle joints so it is important to
be able to identify the major muscle groups that operate at
these joint:
Joint Muscles attached
Shoulder Deltoid, trapezius, pectorals,
latissimus dorsi, biceps,
triceps, rotator cuffs
Elbow Biceps, triceps
Hip Gluteals, hip flexors
Knee Quadriceps group, hamstring
group
Ankle Tibialis anterior,
gastrocnemius
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Muscles and movement:
Muscles can only pull, not push. They are
therefore arranged in pairs on either side of joints.
One muscle contracts and pulls while the other
relaxes, and vice versa.
The muscle that contracts is called the prime
mover (or agonist).
The muscle that relaxes is called the antagonist.
For this reason we say that muscles work in
antagonistic pairs.
Prime mover (agonist):
The muscle or group of muscles that contract to create movement. The prime mover
works in an antagonistic pair with the antagonist
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Antagonist:
The muscle
or group of
muscles that
relax to allow
a movement
to take place.
The
antagonist
works in an
antagonistic
pair with the
agonist.
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The following muscles make up obvious
antagonistic pairs:
Muscles Location and action
Biceps and triceps At the elbow creating flexion
and extension
Hip flexors and gluteals At the hip creating flexion and
extension
Hamstring and quadriceps At the knee creating flexion
and extension
Tibialis anterior and At the ankle creating
gastrocnemius dorsiflexion and plantar
flexion
Unit 1.2
Isotonic contractions:
A muscle contraction where the muscle changes length when it contracts, resulting in
the limb movement. Isotonic contractions can be concentric (when the muscle
contracts and shortens) or eccentric (when the muscle contracts and lengthens).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhs0smB3Mc
Isometric contraction:
A muscle contract where the length of the muscle does not change when it contracts.
There is no limb movement as a result.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQGMhhizbzE
Unit 1.3
Cardio-respiratory system:
The name used to describe the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system
working together.
The cardiorespiratory system is make up of the circulatory system (the heart, blood
and blood vessels) and the respiratory system (the lungs and airways). Its main
function is to enable the body to breath, pumping blood and oxygen around the
body. During physical activity, the system works harder to supply blood and oxygen to
the muscles.
Unit 1.3
The respiratory system
The respiratory system
brings oxygen into the
body so it can be used to
produce energy and
enable activity. It then
gets rid of carbon dioxide,
a waste product, which is
produced in the muscle
during exercise.
Unit 1.3
When you breathe in, air (including oxygen)
enters through the nose and mouth. It then
travels down a long tube, called the trachea,
which connects to the lungs. This is passes
through the bronchi and the bronchioles and
into the alveoli where gaseous exchange occurs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YtXc_84A
Unit 1.3
1. Oxygen that has
been breathed in
passes through the
alveoli and into the
red blood cells into
capillaries
2.In the capillaries,
the oxygen combines
4. The carbon with haemoglobin
dioxide in the GASEOUS (a protein in the
capillaries passes EXCHANGE blood cells) a form
through the alveoli oxyhaemoglobin and
and is breathed out. is then carried
3. At the same time around the body
haemoglobin carries
carbon dioxide from
the body to the
capillaries.
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The alveoli are very thin only one cell thick and
provide a moist and extremely large surface area for
gaseous exchange to occur. Numerous capillaries run
across the alveoli, ensuring a large blood supply to the
area.
Residual volume:
The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration. There is no
change in residual volume during exercise.
Vital capacity:
The largest volume of air that can be forcibly expired after the deepest possible
inspiration.
Unit 1.3
Spirometer trace
Unit 1.3
A spirometer trace is a way of recording and
drawing these volumes. The pattern of the trace
will change as the amount of air you inspire and
expire changes as a result of exercise. The lines
moving up are inhalation and lines going down
are exhalation.
Create your own spirometer trace:
1: Measure your 5 respiratory volumes and plot on a graph at rest and again during
exercise.
2: Explain what the spirometer trace shows in terms of how the volumes change during
exercise.
Unit 1.4
The cardiovascular system
The cardiovascular system carries blood
around the body. Blood is the bodys fuel supply.
It contains both nutrients (e.g. oxygen) and
waste products (e.g. carbon dioxide). The
cardiovascular system comprises the blood, the
heart and a series of arteries, veins and
capillaries to transport the blood.
Deoxygenated blood:
Blood containing a low concentration of oxygen
Oxygenated blood:
Blood containing a high concentration of oxygen
Unit 1.4
HEART
BLOOD
BLOOD VESSELS
Unit 1.4
The heart is basically a very efficient pump. Like any
other muscle, it contracts and relaxes. One
contraction and relaxation is called a heartbeat. The
heart of an adult at rest beats at an average of 72
beats per minute, and your heart rate will increase
when you exercise.
This is because the heart is called on to supply more
oxygen to the working muscles and, therefore , has
to work harder. You heart rate has to increase quite
considerably to be able to cope with strenuous
exercise.
Heart rate:
The number of times your heart beats in one minute. One heartbeat is one contraction
and relaxation of the heart. Heart rate is measured in beats per minute (BPM)
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Pulse:
The rhythmic throbbing that you can
feel as your arteries pump blood
around the body. You can measure
your heart rate using your pulse.
Backflow:
The flowing backwards of blood.
Valves in veins prevent backflow.
Diastole:
The phase of the heartbeat when the
chambers of the heart relax and fill
with blood.
Systole:
The phase of the heartbeat when the
chambers of the heart contract and
empty blood; when blood is ejected
from the heart.
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Blood pressure:
The pressure that
blood is under. The
systolic reading
measured the
pressure blood is
under when the heart
contracts. The
diastolic reading
measures the pressure
the blood is under
when the heart
relaxes.
Cardia cycle:
One cycle of diastole
and systole is called the
cardiac cycle.
Unit 1.4
Blood vessels:
1. Arteries have thick muscular walls and small
internal diameter. They need thick, muscular
walls because they carry oxygenated blood away
from the heart quickly, under high pressure. The
exception is the pulmonary artery, which carries
deoxygenated blood. Arteries do not have
valves. Your pulse can be located in your
arteries.
Unit 1.3
Blood vessels:
2. Veins have thinner walls but lager internal
diameter than arteries. This is because blood
pressure is low in the veins. Veins carry
deoxygenated blood back to the heart. The
exception is the pulmonary vein, which carries
oxygenated blood. Veins contain valves that open
due to the pressure of the blood flow, and then
close to make sure the blood does not flow
backwards, so that there is no backflow.
Varicose veins
Unit 1.3
Blood vessels:
3. Capillaries are microscopic
blood vessels that link that
arteries to the veins. Their
walls are very think, just one
call thick, to allow oxygen and
carbon dioxide to pass through
them during gaseous
exchange. Deoxygenated
blood becomes oxygenated at
the capillaries.
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Unit 1.4
The pathway of blood
Deoxygenated blood enters
the right atrium from the
superior vena cava and the
inferior vena cava
It then passes through a
value to the right ventricle
The pulmonary artery
transports the
deoxygenated blood to the
lungs.
Unit 1.4
The pathway of blood
Gaseous exchange occurs,
resulting in oxygenated blood
The pulmonary vein transports
oxygenated blood from the
lungs to the left atrium
It then passes through a valve
to the left ventricle
Oxygenated blood is ejected
from the heart and is
transported to the body via the
aorta.
Unit 1.4
Anaerobic exercise
Anaerobic exercise no oxygen is used. Because of
this, the glucose is not fully broken down to carbon
dioxide and water. Instead it is converted into lactic
acid while producing the energy needed for the
activity. The process may be summarised as:
Watch a 400m race. Explain in your own words why the performers look so tired after
the event and the process that are occurring during their recovery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW7BTHm5O58
Unit 1.5
Effects of exercise
1: Immediate effect
2: Short - term effect
3: Long-term effect
Unit 1.5
Immediate effects of exercise (during
exercise)
1. Increased heart rate, can you explain why?
2. Increased stroke volume, can you explain
why?
3. Increased breathing rate, can you explain
why?
4. Increased body temperature, can you
explain why?
Unit 1.5
Short-term effects of exercise (24-36 hours)
1. Individuals may suffer fatigue that day
after strenuous exercise. This tiredness
is simply caused by the muscles having
worked especially hard and becoming
swollen with fluids, which leave them
feeling heavy.
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Short-term effects of exercise (24-36 hours)
2. A performer may feel dizzy and light headed
as if they might faint. This is often caused by low
blood sugar or a drop in blood pressure. It is
likely to occur if the performer has sweated
heavily.
3. Nausea is the feeling of sickness or vomiting
which can occur during and after exercise. It
may be caused by over-exertion during exercise,
or from ending an exercise session too abruptly.
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Unit 1.5
Short-term effects of exercise (24-36 hours)
Lack of water intake during exercise is a well-known
cause of headaches and nausea during exercise.
Exercising at a heavy rate causes blood flow to be
taken away from a full stomach, another possible
cause of nausea.
Name a sport where it is visible that athletes are consistently taking fluids on-board
throughout their event to stop the onset of nausea
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Unit 1.5
DOMS (Delayed Onset of Muscular Soreness). The pains/stiffness felt in the day following
strenuous exercise.
The pain and stiffness sometimes felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous
exercise is more probably called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
The muscle is supposed to tear, because it repairs rapidly to prevent muscle damage,
and the soreness, if the exercise is repeated.
DOMS is different to but often confused with CRAMP. Cramp is a painful involuntary
contraction of a muscle that is typically caused by fatigue or strain of the muscle and
its often linked to dehydration and loss of minerals due to excessive sweating.
Unit 1.5
Example why
football players
tend to cramp up
towards the end of
90 minute match.
(3 marks)
Rehydration is the process of replacing the fluids that are lost during exercise mainly
through sweating.
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The recovery process from vigorous exercise
Recap
1: Cool Down
2: Rehydration
3: Ice bath
4: Massage
Unit 1.5
Revision:
Using an A3 sheet of paper, create a unit summary of all the
information you need to retain for this Unit 1.
You have an exam on this unit in our next lesson, make sure you
revise.
Unit 1.5