Question

performance - enhancing substances & methods worksheet
name: addie s.
date:
part a: vocabulary match (write the correct letter)
match the term with its definition.

1. anabolic steroids
2. blood doping
3. erythropoietin (epo)
4. stimulants
5. creatine
6. human growth hormone (hgh)
7. diuretics

definitions
a. hormone that increases muscle mass and strength, often misused for performance.
b. substances that increase alertness, focus, and decrease fatigue.
c. practice of increasing red blood cells to boost oxygen delivery.
d. a legal supplement that increases atp availability for short bursts of energy.
e. hormone that stimulates red blood cell production, improving endurance.
f. drugs that increase urine output, sometimes used to mask other substances.
g. synthetic versions of testosterone that promote muscle growth.

Explanation:

1. Anabolic Steroids are synthetic versions of testosterone promoting muscle growth, so 1 - G.
2. Blood Doping is the practice of increasing red - blood cells for better oxygen delivery, so 2 - C.
3. Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that stimulates red - blood cell production for improved endurance, so 3 - E.
4. Stimulants are substances that increase alertness, focus and decrease fatigue, so 4 - B.
5. Creatine is a legal supplement that increases ATP availability for short - bursts of energy, so 5 - D.
6. Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is a hormone that increases muscle mass and strength, often misused for performance, so 6 - A.
7. Diuretics are drugs that increase urine output, sometimes used to mask other substances, so 7 - F.

Answer:

1. G. Synthetic versions of testosterone that promote muscle growth.
2. C. Practice of increasing red blood cells to boost oxygen delivery.
3. E. Hormone that stimulates red blood cell production, improving endurance.
4. B. Substances that increase alertness, focus, and decrease fatigue.
5. D. A legal supplement that increases ATP availability for short bursts of energy.
6. A. Hormone that increases muscle mass and strength, often misused for performance.
7. F. Drugs that increase urine output, sometimes used to mask other substances.