EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2024 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS|GRADED A+
*Acclimatisation - ANSWER-The effects a training system forces upon
the body to compensate for the stresses of a new environment; heat
and altitude training.
Action potential - ANSWER-The change in electrical potential
associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a
muscle cell or nerve cell.
Actin - ANSWER-The thin protein filament found in the myofibril.
*ADP (Adensosine Diphosphate) - ANSWER-The production of energy
results in ATP losing a phosphate which in turn results in the
formation of ADP.
Aggression - ANSWER-Any form of behaviour that is used to harm
another individual.
, All or none law - ANSWER-All muscle fibres will be either be
contracting or not activated at all. There is no in between action
potential.
Amateurism - ANSWER-Participating in sport for pleasure, rather than
financial gain.
*Angular momentum - ANSWER-The amount of motion a body or
object has during rotation. Angular velocity x moment of inertia.
*Angular velocity - ANSWER-The rate of movement of the body or
object in rotation.
Anxiety - ANSWER-A negative side effect of stress; state and trait
anxiety.
Arousal - ANSWER-Arousal is your level of excitement and readiness
to perform. Your performance will be best at an optimum level of
arousal.
Athleticism - ANSWER-Combination of physical endeavour and moral
integrity. Mixing honour, truth and sportsmanship.
Atkinson and Shiffren's multi-store memory model - ANSWER-Human
memory has three separate components: sensory register, short-term
memory and long-term memory.