Cardio-respiratory exercise physiology (topic 2) Flashcards
What is homeostasis?
the maintenance of a constant internal enviroment
What is gas exchange?
the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the systems
How is movement in and out of the lungs achieved?
the repeated contraction and relaxation of muscles in the base of the chest cavity (diaphragm) and chest wall, alternatly increase and decrease the volume of, and therefore the pressure in the lungs
For inhalation to occur…
the diaphragm contracts lowering the pressure to lower than the atmosphere.
For exhalation to occur…
diaphragm relaxes, increasing the pressure to higher than the atmosphere.
Air will flow from…
high to low pressure
What does the body do when more O2 is needed and more CO2 is being produced during exercise?
More air needs to be inhaled and exhaled at a faster rate so more muscles are used to expand and contract the chest cavity. (external intercostal muscles, abdomen, and even the shoulders)
How does air enter the ventilatory system?
- passage through the conducting airways (nasal/oral, trachea to bronchi) which warm, filter and moisten the air
- airways branch into smaller bronchioles and then into alveoli where the gas exchange takes place.
Gasses move by a passive process called…
diffusion (high to low pressure)
tidal volume
“size” of each breath
breathing frequency
number of breath per min
what is the primary function of blood during exercise?
transport gases, nutrients, waste products, hormone to and from tissues
composition of blood
erythrocytes, leucocytes, platelets, plasma
function of erythrocytes
(red blood cells) contain a protein called hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.
function of leucocytes
(white blood cells) protect you against illness and disease
function of platelets
to prevent and stop bleeding by clotting
function of plasma
take nutrients, hormones, and proteins to the parts of the body that need it
blood transports…
nutrients, hormones, proteins, gases, waste products, electrolytes
carbon dioxide is transported in the form of…
bicarbonate
types of blood vessels
arteries, capillaries, and viens
What are arteries?
relatively large in diameter, pump oxygen rich blood, responsible for transport away from the heart to tissues (Arteries take blood Away)