Month: June 2020

Consists of one motor neuron and all of the myofibrils it stimulates. A motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates. A somatic motor neuron and all the muscle cells it innervates. Combination of a motor neuron and the muscle fibers that it innervates.  

Specialized nerve cells that innervate muscle fibers. Nerve cell that comprises the pathway between the brain or spinal cord and an effector organ a muscle or gland. A group of rare, progressive disorders in which the nerves that control muscle activity degenerate within the brain and spinal cord. This results in muscle wasting (atrophy) and…

A verbal or nonverbal signal used for encouragement and reinforcement.  

Motion occurs when a person changes his or her location in space. In parliamentary procedure, a formal proposal offered by a member of a deliberative body. Waste products evacuated in a bowel movement, also called faeces or stool. A change of place or position; movement.  

When there is only one point of unsaturation in the chain of fatty acids. High concentrations of unsaturated fat in canola, peanut, and olive oils. A term describing a type of unsaturated fatty acid present in specific food oils, like olive oil and groundnut oil.  

The product of the force and the distance of the force from the moving joints; torque.  

The type of exercise being done.  

An essential nutrient. Naturally occurring, inorganic homogeneous substances. Inorganic substances that are basic components of the earth’s crust; they are also found in the human body. Humans constantly replenish their mineral supply with food and water. Minerals are crucial for a wide variety of bodily functions, including enzyme synthesis, regulation of the heart rhythm, bone…

Metabolic equivalent. Term used to describe exercise intensity. A single MET equals the energy expended during one minute of rest.  

The conversion of chemical energy to mechanical energy needed for muscular contractions.