CXC Study Guide: Physical Education and Sport for CSEC®
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198397694
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Unit 1 Historical developments
1.1 Physical education and sport
1.2 The organization of sport
1.3 Physical education and sport as part of ancient culture
1.4 PE and sport from the Medieval to Renaissance times
1.5 Early influenceson PE and sport in the Caribbean
1.6 PE and sport in the 20th Century
1.7 Physical education and sport in the Caribbean
1.8 The Olympic Games
1.9 The Summer Games of the modern era
1.10 Major multi-sport events
1.11 Major single sport events
1 Summary questions
Unit 2 The skeletal system
2.1 The structure and organisation of the human body
2.2 How body systems work together
2.3 The role of the skeleton
2.4 The structure and types of bone
2.5 Bone growth
2.6 The vertebral column
2.7 Different types of joint
2.8 The analysis of movement
2.9 Synovial joints
2 Summary questions
Unit 3 The muscular system
3.1 Different types of muscle
3.2 The muscular system
3.3 Muscles and movement
3.4 Posture
3.5 Muscles and exercise
3.6 Revision update
3 Summary questions
Unit 4 The circulatory system and the respiratory system
4.1 The heart and double circulation
4.2 The heart and exercise
4.3 The blood vessels
4.4 What is blood made of?
4.5 The importance of the circulatory system
4.6 What is the respiratory system?
4.7 Breathing and exercise
4.8 Cell respiration
4 Summary questions
Unit 5 The analysis of movement
5.1 The nervous system
5.2 The excretory system
5.3 The digestive system
5.4 Integumentary system
5 Summary questions
Unit 6 Concepts of fitness
6.1 Health and fitness
6.2 General and specific fitness
6.3 Factors affecting fitness
6.4 Somatotyping
6 Summary questions
Unit 7 Training and effects
7.1 Principles of training
7.2 Planning a training programme
7.3 Testing your cardiovascular fitness
7.4 Testing muscles
7.5 Testing body composition and skill
7.6 Training and energy systems
7.7 Methods of training (1)
7.8 Methods of training (2)
7.9 Methods of training (3)
7.10 The training session and recovery
7.11 Summary of training effects
7 Summary questions
Unit 8 Skills and other factors affecting performance
8.1 Skill in sport
8.2 Other factors affecting performance
8.3 Psychological factors
8.4 Motion, force and stability
8.5 Preventing injuries
8.6 Sport-related injuries
8.7 Treating injuries
8.8 Some dangerous conditions
8.9 Emergency procedures
8 Summary questions
Unit 9 Health and nutrition
9.1 Diet and its effects on the body
9.2 Nutrients and their role in the diet
9.3 Vitamins and their role in diet
9.4 Minerals, fibres and water, and their role in diet
9.5 A balanced diet
9.6 A healthy lifestyle
9 Summary questions
10 Trends and issues
10.1 Sport and politics
10.2 Gender and sport
10.3 Behaviour in sport
10.4 The fight against drugs in sport
10.5 Drugs in sport
10.6 Factors affecting participation
10.7 Sport and the media
10.8 Sport and TV
10.9 Commercial and legal issues
10.10 Technology in sport
10.11 Sport and the environment
10 Summary questions
Glossary
Index
Back Cover
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