KIN 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Urinary System, Nutrient, Cellular Respiration
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Systems of the body work respond to: physical activity, regular exercise, stress, changes in nutritional intake, extreme environmental conditions, disease conditions. Exercise science professionals need: knowledge of how all systems function, understanding of systems integration. Primary functions: control systems of the body. Responds to acute challenges of the body. Important consideration in: disease conditions (e. g. , cerebral palsy, sport performance (e. g. , controlling movement) Somatic: part of the nervous system that controls voluntary actions. Autonomic: part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary action. Sympathetic: part of the autonomic nervous system that tends to act in opposition to parasympathetic system, especially under conditions of stress (fight or f light) Parasympathetic: part of the autonomic nervous system that tends to act in opposition to sympathetic system (rest and relax) Many neurologic disorders can be improved via physical activity/appropriate exercise program: alzheimer"s, cerebral palsy, stroke, parkinson"s, etc.
