Anatomy & Physiology – Wednesday 17 November | 9.30-12.30

Anatomy & Physiology

Wednesday 17 November 9.30-12.30

Outline: This event is for you if you’re starting out with A&P or have some experience and wish to increase your confidence with knowledge and delivery.

A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be explored with regular reference to essential exam technique.  Innovative strategies for memorising challenging topic areas will be offered.

Focus:

• Energy for exercise – sorting it out / getting it clear

• • • adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
    • energy systems and ATP resynthesis
    • recovery

• Skeletal and muscular systems

• • • joints movement and muscles – shoulder and hip
    • analysis of movement

• Skeletal muscle contraction – structure and role of motor units / nervous stimulation of the motor unit
• Cardiovascular system

• • • Conduction System of the heart linked to cardiac cycle
    • Cardiac output

• Respiratory system

• • • Mechanics of Breathing and Gas Exchange

Timings:

9.30 – 10.45    Session one

10.45 – 11.00    Stretch break / refresh / discussion

11.00 – 12.15  Session two

• – 12.30     Chat will remain open

Tim Richardson

Tim is head of academic PE & Sports Science at Lord Wandsworth College, Hampshire. He is a highly experienced A-Level PE Principal and Senior examiner with >20 years’ experience teaching A-Level PE. Tim is a subject expert and trainer for a leading exam board.