exercise physiology

• involuntary muscles 


  contractions are not under conscious control

  • smooth muscles
  • cardiac muscles
• movement - skeletal system

  bones act as levers and produce movement at a joint when they are pulled on by muscles
• support - skeletal system 


  skeleton forms the structure of the body (muscles attached to the skeleton give the body its shape)
• protection - skeletal system 


  skeleton protects vital organs like the brain and the cardio-respiratory system
• production of red blood cells - skeletal system

  both red and white blood cells are produced by the bone marrow of the long bones in the skeleton
• short bone (carpals and tarsals)


  found in the wrist and ankle, designed for strength and weight bearing