Edexcel GCSE Physical Education key terms

The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles during sustained physical activity.

The heart, blood and blood vessels that circulate blood around the body.

Tough, flexible tissue that helps cushion joints and allows bones to move smoothly against one another.

Training organised into exercise stations, with planned exercise and recovery periods as the performer moves between stations.

Movement in which the end of a body part traces a circle, so the moving limb describes a cone.

A skill performed in a stable, predictable environment.

The process of using physical activity and sport to generate income, for example through sponsorship or selling broadcasting rights.

Exchanging information with others through speaking, listening or non-verbal signals.

A skill requiring substantial concentration, coordination or decision-making.

An aspect of physical fitness, such as cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength or power.

Wrapping an injured area with a supportive elastic bandage to help limit swelling.

A difference in the concentration of a substance between two areas, which allows net diffusion to occur.

Feedback received during a performance.

A brain injury caused by a blow to the head, which temporarily affects normal brain function.

A joint with an oval-shaped rounded surface fitting into a shallow depression, allowing movement in two planes, as at the wrist.

Training at a steady, moderate intensity for a sustained period without rest.

A scale between two extremes, used to classify a skill according to its characteristics.

A routine performed after exercise that gradually reduces activity towards resting levels.

The ability to use two or more body parts together efficiently and accurately.

Strength in the muscles around the trunk, helping a performer maintain posture and control movement.

A disease in which the arteries supplying the heart muscle become narrowed, reducing its blood supply.

An association between two variables; it does not by itself show that one causes the other.

Information collected through measurements, observations or responses, such as sprint times or sports participation figures.

Examining and interpreting information to identify patterns, trends, relationships and unusual results in context.

Explaining what information means in its context, using the evidence presented.

A shortage of fluid in the body that occurs when lost fluid is not adequately replaced.

Blood with a relatively low oxygen content after oxygen has been delivered to tissues; it still contains some oxygen.

The outcome measured in an investigation, usually shown after the independent variable in a table and on the vertical axis of a graph.