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Exercise compliance
An individual participating in an exercise program following the recommended parameters for mode, intensity, duration, and frequency.
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Exercise behavior
Behaviors that motivate an individual to initiate and maintain regular exercise. It also dictates how a person chooses to exercise.
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Exercise adherence
An individual’s commitment to participating in a regular exercise program.
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Excitability
A property of muscle that allows the muscle to receive and respond to stimuli. The property of a cell to generate an electrical impulse. This is a function of the permeability of the cell membrane. Irritability refers to the promptness of a response to a stimulus.
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Eversion
Turning the sole of the foot outward or laterally. Rotation of the foot, turning the sole outward. A turning outward or inside out, particularly of the eyelid lining. The act of turning towards the outside or turning inside out. Act of turning something inside out or turning it (e.g., a foot) outward. Turning a body…
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Evaporation
Loss of body heat through the sweating mechanism. The evaporation of sweat from the skin cools the body. A change in a compound from a liquid state to a vapor form, condensation reaction. The phenomenon under consideration here is the dissipation of thermal energy, wherein aqueous H2O undergoes a phase transition from the liquid state…
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Essential amino acids
An amino acid that cannot be synthesized by the body and thus must be supplied in the diet. The eight amino acids that the body cannot manufacture in sufficient amounts to meet physiologic need. Those amino acids that cannot be synthesized by humans and most other vertebrates, and therefore must be obtained from the diet.…
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Epiphyseal plates
Cartilaginous growth plates located at the ends of bones, in particular long bones. The disc of cartilage between the shaft and the epiphysis of a long bone during its growth. The thin layer of cartilage between the epiphysis and the shaft of a bone. Growth in length of the bone occurs at this layer. The…
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Energy metabolism
The chemical reactions involved in energy transformations within cells. The various reactions involved in the oxidation of metabolic fuels (mainly carbohydrates, fats, and proteins), to provide energy (linked to the formation of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) from ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and phosphate ions).
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Endocrine system
The system of glands that produce and release signaling molecules known as hormones. The system of endocrine glands (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal) that produces the body’s hormones. The group of glands that manufacture and secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. A system of related ductless glands. The set of glands that produce many of…
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