Cardiovascular system during exercise and recovery Flashcards
Key words for sub maximal exercise intensity
Aerobic, long duration, endurance below anaerobic threshold, low-moderate intensity
Key words for maximal exercise intensity
Anaerobic, short duration, short bursts, at above anaerobic threshold, high intensity
How many steps of sub maximal exercise is on a graph?
5
What happens at part 1 of the sub maximal exercise graph?
There is an increase in HR before exercise = anticipatory rise due to adrenaline
What happens at part 2 of the sub maximal exercise graph?
There is an fast increase in HR at start of exercise to cope with increased demand for oxygen from muscles
What happens at part 3 of the sub maximal exercise graph?
HR plateaus, as the body reaches a steady state, as the supply of 02 has now caught with the demand from the muscles
What happens at part 4 of the sub maximal exercise graph?
There is a fast decrease at the end of exercise during first stage of recovery due to a decrease in VR
What happens at part 5 of the sub maximal exercise graph?
There is a slower decrease in HR during the second stage of recovery until HR returns to its pre-exercise value
What are the 2 differences of the maximal exercise graph?
There is no steady state reached- the supply of 02 never catches up with the demand from the muscles
The recovery time takes longer for HR to return to its pre-exercise value due to higher intensity
What is Starling’s law of the heart?
SV depends on VR (venous return-the volume of blood returning to the heart)
During exercise VR increases, so more blood is returning to the heart
Describe the effect of exercise intensities on stroke volume
SV increases linearly with exercise intensity
SV plateaus as exercise intensity continues to rise at max intensity, SV decreases
Max SV is reached at sub maximal exercise intensity
Why does SV increase at sub maximal exercise intensity?
Because of increased VR and Starling’s Law of the heart
Why does SV plateaus at sub maximal exercise intensity and decreases at maximal exercise intensity?
HR increase as exercise intensity increases
There’s not enough time during ventricular diastole for ventricles to fill completely
Less blood in ventricles at end of diastole
Less blood ejected from ventricles per beat
Decreased SV
When SV decreases due to high HR it’s called Cardiovascular drift (less blood pumped out per beat)
What happens to SV during recovery?
SV remains elevated during recovery
To maintain blood flow to the muscles in order to remove lactic acid and carbon dioxide
It reduces to its pre-exercise value gradually a cool down helps to maintain SV
What happens to cardiac output (Q) during recovery?
Q reduces to its pre-exercise value gradually
HR decreases quickly but SV remains elevated
A cool down helps to maintain Q
Describe what happens to cardiac output during exercise intensities
Q increases linearly with exercise intensity
Q plateaus as exercise intensity continues to rise towards maximal intensity
Why does Q increase at sub maximal intensity?
Because HR and SV are increasing
Q=HR x SV
Why does Q plateau towards maximal exercise intensity?
Because HR continues to increase
SV decreases because of cardiovascular drift
So Q remains constant at its maximum value
What are the average values for HR at rest, sub maximal and maximal exercise intensity for the average person
70bpm, 100bpm, 220-age
What are the average values for SV at rest, sub maximal and maximal exercise intensity for the average person
70ml, 100ml, 100ml
What are the average values for Q at rest, sub maximal and maximal exercise intensity for the average person
5L/min, 10L/min, 20L/min
What are the average values for HR at rest, sub maximal and maximal exercise intensity for a trained athlete
50bpm, 120bpm, 220-age