Anatomy final
Created by Felix Trapman
somatotype
a category to which people are assigned according to the extent to which their bodily physique conforms to a basic type. Endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
somatotype | a category to which people are assigned according to the extent to which their bodily physique conforms to a basic type. Endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph. |
factors affecting body composition. | Age, gender, genetics, environmental factors and race & ethnicity. |
what are somatotypes values recorded on. | a tri-polar somatochart. |
endomorphy. | lean - fat. Fatness. measure of subcutaneous fat. |
mesomorphy. | small bone and muscle - big bone and muscle. measure of bone diameter and muscle mass relative to stature. |
ectomorphy. | Heavy - light. mass relative to stature. |
anatomy of skeletal muscle, (layers). | epimysium, muscle, parimysium, fascicle, muscle fibre "myofibril", endomysium, myofibril, sarcoplasmic reticulum, myofillaments (actin & myosin). |
Sarcoplasmic reticulum. | surrounds each myofibril. stores and regulates calcium. |