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The highest level to which arterial blood pressure rises, following the systolic ejection of blood from the left ventricle. Period of maximum arterial blood pressure. (Compare with Diastolic Pressure.) The high point of blood pressure which occurs during the systole. Systolic pressure is always higher than diastolic pressure. The higher figure in a measurement of…

All articulations in which bones are held together tightly by fibrous connective tissue in a nonmoveable fashion, i.e., sacroiliac.  

Workload performed below maximum heart rate; aerobic exercise is submaximal.  

Skeletal voluntary muscle that attaches to and moves the skeleton. The skeletal muscles. A type of muscle found in skeletal muscles whose movements are controlled by the central nervous system. One of three major types of muscle (the other two are smooth muscle and cardiac muscle); it makes up the major part of the body’s…

Maximum force or tension that a muscle or muscle group can produce against resistance. The ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert maximal force against a resistance in a single repetition. The amount of force a muscle produces when it contracts. The fact of being strong. The maximum force that can be generated…

To improve muscular endurance and strength, applied resistance and range of motion must be specific to the muscle or muscle groups being worked; also applies to endurance training.  

Involuntary muscles consisting of nonstriated, spindle shaped muscle cells, found in the walls of hollow viscera. The muscles found in the arteries, veins, and hollow organs such as the stomach. A type of muscle found in involuntary muscles. One of three major types of muscle in the body (the other two are striated muscle and…