5 of the SEHS glossary’s terms, each with the part of the syllabus where you first meet it.
A model of the relationship between exercise load and the risk of upper respiratory tract infection: risk is lower with regular moderate exercise than with inactivity, but higher with very prolonged, intense exercise.
A temporary disturbance of sleep, alertness, digestion and performance after rapid travel across three or more time zones, caused by a mismatch between the body clock and local time.
A sleeve of dense fibrous connective tissue that surrounds a synovial joint and attaches to the bones on either side, enclosing the joint cavity and holding the bones together.
A proprioceptor in the capsule and ligaments of a joint that detects the joint's angle, its movement and the pressure on it.
The ability of a joint to keep its articulating bones in their correct position and to resist displacement or injury during movement.