Ch. 0 - Introduction to Exercise Physiology

Question 1

physiology is…

Answer 1

the study of the function of tissues (ex. muscle, nerve), organs (ex. heart, lungs), and systems (ex. cardiovascular).

Question 2

exercise physiology is…

Answer 2

extends physiology to evaluate the effect of a single bout of exercise (acute) and repeated bouts of exercise (ex. training programs) on these tissues, organs, and systems.

Question 3

career options for students majoring in kin

Answer 3

• athletic training
• personal fitness training
• cardiac rehabilitation
• strength and conditioning
• physical therapy
• massage therapy
• physician

Question 4

3 european scientists w/nobel prizes

Answer 4

1. a.v. hill of britain
2. august krogh of denmark
3. otto meyerhof of germany

received nobel prizes for research on muscle or muscular exercise.

Question 5

a.v. hill

Answer 5

was recognized for his precise measurements of heat production during muscle contraction and recovery

Question 6

otto meyerhof

Answer 6

his discovery of the relationship between the consumption of oxygen and the measurement of lactic acid in muscle

Question 7

august krogh

Answer 7

nobel prize for his research on the function of capillary circulation

collab with johannes lindard resulted in classic studies dealing with carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise, and how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems responses are controlled during exercise.

Question 8

harvard fatigue laboratory

Answer 8

development of exercise physiology in the US

dr. DB Dill directed the lab from its opening in 1927 until its closing in 1947

the body of research in exercise and environmental physiology produced by the scientists in that laboratory formed the foundation for new ideas and experimental methods that still influence us today

Question 9

active research areas in the harvard fatigue laboratory

Answer 9

• metabolism
• environmental physiology
• clinical physiology
• aging
• blood
• physical fitness

Question 10

the present interest in physical activity and health was stimulated in the early 1950’s by two major findings:

Answer 10

1. autopsies of young soldiers killed during the korean war showed that significant coronary artery disease had already developed
2. hans kraus showed that american children performed poorly on a minimal muscular fitness test compared to european children

Question 11

dr. dudley sargent

Answer 11

hired by harvard to set up a physical training program with individual exercise prescription to improve a persons structure and funtion to achieve ‘that prime physical condition called fitness’

Question 12

WWI and WWII

Answer 12

war, or the threat of war, exerted a strong influence on fitness programs in the public schools.

being underweight were major reason for rejection military recruits,

today, obesity is a major cause of rejection

Question 13

prior to 1950, the two major societies concerned with exercise physiology and its application were…

Answer 13

1. american physiological society (APS)
2. american association of health, physical education, and recreation (AAHPER)

the needed to bring them together so they created…

3. american college of sports medicine (ACSM) in 1954