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alveoli: proper name for air sacs
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arteries, veins, and capillaries: 3 main types of blood vessels
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atriums: upper 2 chambers
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benefits of weight training: increase strength of muscles and size of fibers, increases strength and density of bones, ligaments, and tendons, increases endurance, capacity to work and slows the aging process, improves appearance and helpsreduce injury, enhances performance of muscles
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cardiovascular system: system made up of blood vessels and the heart
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chambers: four rooms inside the heart
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diameter of muscle fibers, muscle strength and endurance, number of capillaries: what is increased with regular vigorous exercise
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ectomorphic: thin-muscled and thin-boned, looks fragile, shot body trunk, long neck, arms, and legs, rounded shoulders, weak upper body, poor posture
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endocrine system: serves as a messenger through hormones
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endomorphic: roundness in appearance, looks soft, little muscle development, small boned and short necked, weight centered around abdomen, fatter areas around hips, buttocks, and thighs
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heart: muscular pump that keeps blood flowing
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left atrium: the atrium that receives oxygenated blood
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mesomorphic: muscular and big-boned, looks hard, well developed upper body, long-necked and relatively slender waistline, broad shoulders
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muscular endurance, reduction of fat and ridding of body fat: what does muscular endurance promote?
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muscular system: allows us to move, breath, pump blood, and digest food
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nasal cavity: proper name for nose
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nervous system: coordinates and regulates functions in the body
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overload: first thing needed to do to increase muscle strength
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oxygen, nutrients, hormones, cells: four things blood carries through the vessels
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pharynx: proper name for throat
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reproductive, digestive, urinary: three other systems in the body
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resistance: used by weight training to increase muscular capability
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right ventricle: ventricle that pumps blood to the lungs
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somatypes: another name for body types
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somatyping: the process of identifying the physical structure of an individual
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trachea: proper name for windpipe
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ventricles: lower 2 chambers
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weight lifting, body building, muscle conditioning and toning, rehabilitation: four different types of weight training