Cardiorespiratory Concepts

Question 1

Pulmonary Circulation

Answer 1

The movement of deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium and the right ventricle of the heart.

Question 2

Systemic Circulation

Answer 2

The movement of oxygenated blood from the left atrium and left ventricle to the body tissues.

Question 3

Atrium (singular) atria (plural)

Answer 3

The two upper chambers of the human heart… receive blood returning to the heart through the veins.

Question 4

Ventricle

Answer 4

The two lower chambers of the human heart, composed of the left ventricle and the right ventricle. The ventricles expel blood to the lungs and the body.

Question 5

Cardiac Output

Answer 5

The amount of blood that the heart ejects in one minute; the product of heart rate and stroke volume, represented mathematically as Q=SV\x\HR.

Question 6

Central training effects

Answer 6

The primary physiological responses to exercise training a specific component of fitness.

Question 7

Ventilation

Answer 7

The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere through the contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.

Question 8

Diffusion

Answer 8

the way gases are exchanged in the lungs.

Question 9

training zone

Answer 9

A range of heart rate targets in a program design to meet cardiorespiratory training goals.