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Nasm group fitness certification
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08/28/2020

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Term

           

 

 

Kinetic Chain

Definition

(A part of the human movement system ch3pg 33 & pg. 42)

 

 

interrelation of nervous, muscular, and

 

skeletal systems to create movement

Term

 

 

 

(CNS)

 

this abbreviation stands for

Definition

(Apart of the human movement system and nervous system on pg. 34.)

 

 

Central Nervous System

Term

 

 

Central Nervous Center

Definition

 

 

 

The brain and Spinal Cord coordinates activity

 

of body  parts

 

Term

 

 

PNS

Definition

(Apart of the nervous system on pg. 34 which is  apart of the Human movement system also pg. 34)

 

 

Peripheral nervous system

Term

 

 

Peripheral nervous system

Definition

(apart of the nervous system on page 34)

 

All nerves branching off from the

 

spinal cord, extending out to the

 

body.

Term

 

 

Mechanoreceptors

Definition

(page 34 apart of the nervous system)

 

Sense distortion in body tissues

Term

 

 

GTO

Definition

(found on pg. 35)

 

 

Golgi Tendon Organs

Term

 

 

 

Golgi tendon organs

Definition

 

Sense Changes in tension of the

muscle.

Term

 

 

Muscle Spindles

Definition

 

 

 

Sense Change in length

Term

 

 

 

Proprioception

Definition

 

 

 

Cumulative sensory input to the

 

CNS from all mechanoreceptors

Term
Nervous system
Definition
Tells the musculoskeletal system when and how to move
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