Exam 16: Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Distinguish between the terms anabolic and androgenic when referring to steroid effects.What natural male hormone does both? What happens if women use anabolic steroids?

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Anabolic effects are those that increase muscle; androgenic effects are masculinizing.Testosterone does both.Because anabolic steroids still have some androgenic effects,women may experience enlarged clitoris,increased facial hair,and deepening of the voice.

Rather than testosterone,athletes prefer to use more selective androgenic steroids.

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Extensive testing of the effects of amphetamines has concluded that they

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It has been difficult to do double-blind,placebo-controlled studies on the effects of steroids because

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One concern about the use of high doses of steroids is increased aggressiveness,known as "roid rage."

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Question 5

During and after World War II,it was found that malnourished people could gain weight more rapidly if they were treated with

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Question 6

An American physician came back from the 1956 Olympic games after learning about the Soviets' use of a steroid drug and helped to develop and test more selective ____________ steroids.

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Question 7

Some bodybuilders are trying to appear not only big and strong,but also lean.This is sometimes referred to as looking

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Question 8

One of the early types of stimulant drug reported to be used by boxers and others was

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Question 9

One ingredient in dietary supplements was banned by the FDA in 2004 after a Major League Baseball pitcher died from heat stroke after using it.The ingredient was

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Question 10

When applied to a drug,the word ergogenic means "energy-producing."

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Question 11

Laboratory studies of endurance on stationary bicycles have found that caffeine

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Question 12

The 2003 BALCO scandal involved a laboratory that was

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Question 13

Some beta-2 agonists sold for treating asthma have been used by athletes as "nonsteroidal anabolic agents."

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Question 14

Stimulant drugs like caffeine,amphetamines,and cocaine are sometimes considered to increase energy output and are,therefore,called __________ drugs.

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Question 15

Which of these was NOT mentioned as one of the psychological side effects of high doses of steroids?

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Question 16

-Describe several legally available dietary (nutritional)supplements that are used as possible performance enhancers.What is known about their effectiveness?

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Question 17

College athletes who want to avoid failing a drug test

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Question 18

Clenbuterol was first detected in Olympic athletes in 1992.Originally developed as a bronchodilator for treating asthma,this drug is

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Question 19

Which of the following stimulant drugs have been used as performance enhancers in athletic competitions

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Distinguish between the terms anabolic and androgenic when referring to steroid effects.What natural male hormone does both? What happens if women use anabolic steroids?

Rather than testosterone,athletes prefer to use more selective androgenic steroids.

Extensive testing of the effects of amphetamines has concluded that they

It has been difficult to do double-blind,placebo-controlled studies on the effects of steroids because

One concern about the use of high doses of steroids is increased aggressiveness,known as "roid rage."

During and after World War II,it was found that malnourished people could gain weight more rapidly if they were treated with

An American physician came back from the 1956 Olympic games after learning about the Soviets' use of a steroid drug and helped to develop and test more selective ____________ steroids.

Some bodybuilders are trying to appear not only big and strong,but also lean.This is sometimes referred to as looking

One of the early types of stimulant drug reported to be used by boxers and others was

One ingredient in dietary supplements was banned by the FDA in 2004 after a Major League Baseball pitcher died from heat stroke after using it.The ingredient was

When applied to a drug,the word ergogenic means "energy-producing."

Laboratory studies of endurance on stationary bicycles have found that caffeine

The 2003 BALCO scandal involved a laboratory that was

Some beta-2 agonists sold for treating asthma have been used by athletes as "nonsteroidal anabolic agents."

Stimulant drugs like caffeine,amphetamines,and cocaine are sometimes considered to increase energy output and are,therefore,called __________ drugs.

Which of these was NOT mentioned as one of the psychological side effects of high doses of steroids?

-Describe several legally available dietary (nutritional)supplements that are used as possible performance enhancers.What is known about their effectiveness?

College athletes who want to avoid failing a drug test

Clenbuterol was first detected in Olympic athletes in 1992.Originally developed as a bronchodilator for treating asthma,this drug is

Which of the following stimulant drugs have been used as performance enhancers in athletic competitions

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