PE VOCABULARY

1. Abduction - movement away from the body's midline.
2. Adduction - movement toward the body's midline.
3. Aerobic - in the presence of oxygen.
4. Aerobic exercise - exercise in a long duration that requires a large supply of oxygen to produce energy.
5. Agility - the ability to change positions of the body quickly and easily.
6. Agonist - the muscle acting to produce a movement; prime mover.
7. Anaerobic - in the absence of oxygen
8. Anaerobic exercise - exercise of short duration that requires no oxygen.
9. Angular - motion involving rotation around a central line or point.
10. Antagonist - muscle that functions opposite of the agonist; assists in joint stability.
11. Anthropometric - related to the dimensions and weight of body segments.
12. Appendicular skeleton - bones of the appendages (e.g. - arms & legs)
13. Atria - the two upper chambers of the heart.
14. Atrophy - reduction of the size of the muscle, generally due to lack of muscular activity.
15. Axial Skeleton - bones of the trunk and head.
16. Basal metabolic rate - energy output of an individual at rest.
17. Base of support - area bound by the outermost regions of contact between a body and support surface.
18. Biomechanic - the branch of physics that analyzes motion and the action of forces with the resulting effect upon individuals and or objects.
19. Body Composition - the proportion of lean body tissue to adipose (fat) tissue.
20. Brachial Pulse - pulse located on the bicep brachialis, inside of upper arm.
21. Buoyancy - a fluid force that always act vertically upward conteracting the force of gravity.
22. Calorie - measurement of energy value of food (1lb of fat = 3,500 calories).