fitness

Examples of fitness in the following topics:

• Barrier Methods

  • A cervical cap fits over the cervix and blocks sperm from entering the uterus .
  • A fitting appointment with a health care professional is necessary to determine which size a woman should wear.
  • A correctly fitting diaphragm will cover the cervix and rest snugly against the pelvis bone.
  • Diaphragms should be re-fitted after any pregnancy of 14 weeks or longer or after a change in weight of 10 pounds or more.
  • Similar to cervical caps, diaphragms are fitted inside a woman's vagina to block access of sperm to the uterus and Fallopian tubes

• Types of Synovial Joints

  • A hinge joint (ginglymus) is formed when the cylindrical end of a bone fits into a trough-shaped surface of another bone, like that of an elbow joint (between the humerus and the ulna).
  • In a pivot joint the rounded end of the bone fits into a sleeve or ring of bone.
  • The condyloid joint occurs where an egg-shaped suface of a bone fits into a concavity in another bone.
  • Hip joint: the ball of the femur head fits in the socket of the acetabulum of the pelvis.

• Stability and Range of Motion at Synovial Joints

• Exercise and Pregnancy

  • Regular aerobic exercise during pregnancy appears to improve (or maintain) physical fitness.

• Extremes in Blood Pressure

  • For some people who exercise and are in top physical condition, hypotension is a sign of good health and fitness.

• Types of Muscle Tissue

  • The striations are fitted together with unique junctions called intercalated disks, specialized junctions that help in the transmission of electrical impulses so the heart can beat in a steady rhythm.

• Erectile Dysfunction and the Blue Pill

  • Additional treatments for ED are varied and include a purpose-designed external vacuum pump used to attain erection, with a separate compression ring fitted to the penis to maintain it.
  • More drastically, inflatable or rigid penile implants may be fitted surgically.

• Effects of Exercise on the Heart

  • Aerobic conditioning and cardiovascular fitness are determining factors in athletic performance in events with a duration greater than two minutes.

• Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

  • Tight-fitting clothing, such as tights and thong underwear, do not appear to increase the risk.

• Gastrointestinal Reflex Pathways

  • These hormones fall into three major categories: the gastrin family, the secretin family, and a third family composed of the remaining hormones that fit into neither of the these two families.