Ossification - The process in which bones are formed, Calcium - A mineral essential for bone growth, osteoblasts - Responsible for creating bone matter, epiphyseal-plates - The site of bone growth , Mitochondria - The site of aerobic respiration , vasodilation - The process where blood vessels expand to allow more blood to enter your muscles, micro-tears - The cause of DOMS, Myoglobin - A type of haemoglobin (the red protein found in blood used for transporting O2). Found exclusively in the muscles. , Residual-volume - The air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration, Vital-capacity - The amount of air that can be forced out of the lungs after maximal inspiration., Viscosity - how thick a fluid is, affecting its resistance to flow. , Anticipatory-rise  - increase in breathing rate before exercise , Synovial - a thick fluid that acts as a lubricant and is found primarily in the cavities of synovial joints, osteoporosis - A skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, Fibroblasts - The main producers of collagen and are responsible for building and remodeling the tendons, Bone-density  - The amount of bone mineral in bone tissue, weight-bearing - An recommended activity to strength bones, Cortisol - A steroid hormone released when stressed , adrenal - Secreting gland of adrenaline , Pituitary - A gland located below the hypothalamus. The hormones it produces affect growth and reproduction, muscular  - All or nothing law is associated with which system? , vascular-shunt - The redistribution of blood to the working muscles from less active organs. , protein - macromolecule used to repair muscle, which results in adaptation and often hypertrophy​, Hyperplasia - Increase in the number of muscle fibres (LT adaptation to muscular system) ,

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