Blood flow, Gas transport, and maximal aerobic power Flashcards
Stroke volume
the amount of blood pumped from the right or the left ventricle per beat (ml)
Cardiac output (Q)
the amount of blood pumped from the left r right ventricle of the heart per minute (L/min)
- the right and left ventricles must have the same cardiac output so that blood flow through the pulmonary and systemic circuits is maintained equally
Cardiac output equation
Heart rate (bpm) x stroke volume (ml)
What is the relationship expressed by Fick equation
Since blood transports oxygen, when cardiac output increases with exercise more blood will be transported to working muscles
What is Fick equation
VO2= HR x SV x (a-VO2) diff
VO2
oxygen uptake or utilization by tissues of the body
(a-VO2)
arterial mixed venous oxygen difference
To increase oxygen uptake what must you do?
increase cardiac output or extract more oxygen from arterial blood
Higher maximal stroke volume means
higher maximal cardiac out —> higher maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)
Cardiac output rises for a given work rate
Therefore the cardiac output required for a given workload is reasonably similar for an untrained and trained athlete
what happens to heart rate when the work rate increase
Heart rate increases linearly with increasing workload till the subject’s maximum heart rate is reached
For any given workload (VO2), what is true about VO2 subjects
- trained subjects have a lower exercise heart rate and higher stroke volume than untrained subjects
Why is the heart rate at a given oxygen uptake higher when the exercise is performed with the arms than the legs?
- smaller muscle mass
- increased intra-thoracic pressure
- less effective muscle pump
- feedback to control center
Stroke volume equation
end-diastolic volume - end systolic volume
Diastole
the resting phase of the cardiac cycle, between heartbeats
- filling up hear
Systole
the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle, when the ventricles pump out their stroke volume
End-diastolic volume (EDV)
the volume of blood in each ventricle at the end of diastole
End-systolic volume (ESV)
the volume of blood that remains in each ventricle after the ventricles finish contracting