Hydration (AQA GCSE Physical Education): Flashcards
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Define: Dehydration
Define: Dehydration
Excessive loss of body water interrupting body function
Define: Hydration
Define: Hydration
Having enough water to enable normal body functioning
Define: Rehydration
Define: Rehydration
Consuming water to restore hydration
Define: Water balance
Define: Water balance
Taking in water to prevent dehydration from fluid loss
What does blood thickening prevent in dehydration?
What does blood thickening prevent in dehydration?
Oxygen delivery
Why heart rate increases in dehydration
Why heart rate increases in dehydration
Heart works harder to deliver oxygen to working muscles
Increased body temp in dehydration leads to
Increased body temp in dehydration leads to
Overheating, leading to heat exhaustion
Slowed reactions in dehydration increases
Slowed reactions in dehydration increases
Reaction time, slows decision making
Muscle fatigue in dehydration causes
Muscle fatigue in dehydration causes
Cramp in muscles
Medical term for blood thickening
Medical term for blood thickening
Increased viscosity
Blood thickening effect on blood flow
Blood thickening effect on blood flow
Slows blood flow