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CH.3 CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM Flashcards

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SYSTEM OF BODY COMPOSED OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

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CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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SYSTEM OF THE BODY COMPOSED OF THE HEART, BLOOD AND BLOOD VESSELS

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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

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INCLUDES TRACHEA, BRONCHI, ALVEOLI AND LUNGS

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE BODY WITH ADEQUATE O2 AND NUTRIENTS AND TO REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS SUCH AS CO2 FROM CELLS

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CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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HOLLOW MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT PUMPS A CIRCULATION OF BLOOD BY MEANS OF RHYTHMIC CONTRACTION

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HEART

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SPACE IN THE CHEST BETWEEN THE LUNGS THAT CONTAINS ALL THE INTERNAL ORGANS OF THE CHEST EXCEPT THE LUNGS

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MEDIASTINUM

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HEART IS CONTAINED WHERE ?

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MEDIASTINUM

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IRREGULARLY SPACED DARK BANDS BETWEEN CARDIAC CELLS

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INTERCALATED DISCS

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HELP HOLD MUSCLE CELLS TOGETHER DURING CONTRACTION AND CREATE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CELLS THAT ALLOWS THE HEART TO CONTRACT AS ONE FUNCTIONAL UNIT

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INTERCALATED DISCS

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TYPICAL RESTING HR

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70-80 BPM

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SPECIALIZED AREA OF CARDIAC TISSUE, LOCATED IN RIGHT ATRIUM OF HEART, WHICH INITIATES ELECTRICAL IMPULSES THAT DETERMINE HEART RATE; “PACEMAKER” OF THE HEART

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SINOATRIAL (SA) NODE

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SMALL MASS OF SPECIALIZED CARDIAC MUSCLE FIBERS, LOCATED IN THE WALL OF RIGHT ATRIUM OF HEART, RECEIVES HEARTBEAT IMPULSES FROM SA NODE AND DIRECTS THEM TO WALLS OF VENTRICLES

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ATRIVENTRICULAR (AV) NODE

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SUPERIOR CHAMBER OF THE HEART THAT RECEIVES BLOOD FROM THE VEINS AND FORCES IT INTO THE VENTRICLES

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ATRIUM

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INFERIOR CHAMBER OF THE HEART THAT RECEIVES BLOOD FROM ITS CORRESPONDING ATRIUM AND IN TURN FORCES BLOOD INTO THE ARTERIES

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VENTRICLE

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STIMULATES THE MECHANICAL MYOCARDIAL CELLS TO CONTRACT IN A REGULAR RHYTHMIC PATTERN

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ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION SYSTEM

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TRANSFER IMPULSES FROM SA TO AV NODE

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INTERNODAL PATHWAYS

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DELAYS IMPULSES BEFORE ALLOWING IT TO MOVE ON TO VENTRICLES

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AV NODE

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AV BUNDLE CONDUCTS IMPULSES TO VENTRICLES FOR CONTRACTION VIA WHAT ?

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VIA LEFT AND RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCHES OF THE PURKINJE FIBERS

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SEPARATES THE ATRIA

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INTERATRIAL SEPTUM

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SEPARATES THE VENTRICLES

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INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM

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REFERRED TO AS PULMONIC SIDE, RECEIVES BLOOD FROM BODY THAT IS LOW ON O2 AND HIGH IN CO2 (DEOXYGENATED) AND PUMPS IT TO THE LUNGS

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RIGHT SIDE OF HEART

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REFERRED TO AS SYSTEMIC SIDE, PUMPS BLOOD HIGH ON O2 AND LOW IN CO2 (OXYGENATED) TO REST OF BODY

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LEFT SIDE OF HEART

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GATHERS DEOXYGENATED BLOOD RETURNING TO HEART FROM ENTIRE BODY

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RIGHT ATRIUM

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GATHERS OXYGENATED BLOOD COMING TO HEART FROM LUNGS

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LEFT ATRIUM

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HAS THIN WALLS AND PUMPS UNDER LOW PRESSURE
RIGHT VENTRICLE
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THICK WALLS AND PUMPS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE
LEFT VENTRICLE
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ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES
TRICUSPID AND MITRAL VALVES
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SEMILUNAR VALVES
PULMONARY AND AORTIC VALVES
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AMOUNT OF BLOOD PUMPED OUT OF HEART WITH EACH CONTRACTION
STROKE VOLUME
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC VOLUME (EDV) AND END SYSTOLIC VOLUME (ESV)
STROVE VOLUME (SV)
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FILLED VOLUME OF VENTRICLE BEFORE CONTRACTION
END DIASTOLIC VOLUME (EDV)
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RESIDUAL VOLUME OF BLOOD REMAINING IN VENTRICLE AFTER EJECTION
END SYSTOLIC VOLUME (ESV)
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TYPICAL HEART, EDV AND ESV
``` EDV= 120 ML BLOOD ESV= 50 ML ```
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RATE AT WHICH HEART PUMPS
HEART RATE (HR)
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HR X SV, OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF HEART
CARDIAC OUTPUT (Q)
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VOLUME OF BLOOD PUMPED BY HEART PER MIN (ML BLOOD/MIN)
CARDIAC OUTPUT
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FLUID THAT CIRCULATES IN HEART, ARTERIES, CAPILLARIES AND VEINS AND CARRIES NUTRIENTS AND O2 TO ALL PARTS OF BODY, ALSO RIDS BODY OF WASTE PRODUCTS
BLOOD
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BLOOD HELPS REGULATE WHAT ?
BODY TEMPERATURE, FIGHT INFECTIONS AND REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS
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BLOOD CONSISTS OF CELLS SUSPENDED IN WATERY LIQUID CALLED WHAT ?
PLASMA
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CONTAINS NUTRIENTS SUCH AS GLUCOSE, HORMONES AND CLOTTING AGENTS
PLASMA
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3 KIND OF CELLS IN BLOOD
RED BLOOD CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELLS, AND PLATELETS
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CELLS THAT CARRY O2 FROM LUNGS THROUGHOUT BODY
RED BLOOD CELLS
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CELLS THAT HELPS FIGHT INFECTION
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
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CELLS THAT HELP WITH CLOTTING
PLATELETS
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MAKES UP ABOUT 55% OF TOTAL VOLUME OF BLOOD
PLASMA
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45% OF BLOOD MADE UP OF WHAT ?
RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND PLATELETS
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AVERAGE ADULT BODY CONTAINS HOW MUCH BLOOD ?
4-6 L OF BLOOD
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TRANSPORT HORMONES THAT ACT AS CHEMICAL MESSENGERS AND NUTRIENTS FROM GI TRACT TO VARIOUS ORGANS AND TISSUES AND HELP REMOVE HEAT FROM INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL REGIONS OF BODY
BLOOD
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ESSENTIAL IN REGULATION OF PH LEVELS (ACID BALANCE) IN BODY AS WELL AS MAINTAIN WATER CONTENT OF BODY CELLS
BLOOD
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NETWORK OF HOLLOW TUBES THAT CIRCULATE BLOOD THROUGHOUT BODY
BLOOD VESSELS
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VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD AWAY FROM HEART
ARTERIES
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SMALLEST BLOOD VESSELS, SITE OF EXCHANGE OF CHEMICALS AND WATER BETWEEN BLOOD AND TISSUES
CAPILLARIES
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3 MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS
ARTERIES, CAPILLARIES, VEINS
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VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD FROM THE CAPILLARIES TOWARD HEART
VEINS
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SMALL TERMINAL BRANCHES OF ARTERY, WHICH END IN CAPILLARIES
ARTERIOLES
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VERY SMALL VEINS THAT CONNECT CAPILLARIES TO LARGER VEINS
VENULES
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LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY
AORTA
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WHERE SUBSTANCES SUCH AS O2, NUTRIENTS, HORMONES, AND WASTE PRODUCTS ARE EXCHANGED BETWEEN TISSUES
CAPILLARIES
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VESSELS THAT COLLECT BLOOD FROM CAPILLARIES AND PROGRESSIVELY MERGE TO FORM VEINS
VENULES
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SYSTEM OF ORGANS (THE LUNGS AND RESPIRATORY PASSAGEWAYS) THAT COLLECTS O2 FROM EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTS IT TO BLOODSTREAM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (PULMONARY SYSTEM)
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PRIMARY ROLE OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENSURE PROPER CELLULAR FUNCTION
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COMPOSED OF SKELETAL STRUCTURES (BONES) AND SOFT TISSUES (MUSCLES) THAT WORK TOGETHER TO ALLOW PROPER RESPIRATORY MECHANICS TO OCCUR AND HELP PUMP BLOOD BACK TO HEART DURING INSPIRATION
RESPIRATORY PUMP
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PROCESS OF ACTIVELY CONTRACTING INSPIRATORY MUSCLES TO MOVE AIR INTO THE BODY
INSPIRATION
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PROCESS OF ACTIVELY OR PASSIVELY RELAXING THE INSPIRATORY MUSCLES TO MOVE AIR OUT OF BODY
EXPIRATION
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2 FORMS OF INSPIRATORY VENTILATION
``` NORMAL RESTING STATE (QUIET) BREATHING AND HEAVY (DEEP, FORCED) BREATHING ```
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NORMAL BREATHING REQUIRES THE USE OF WHAT ?
PRIMARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES (I.E. DIAPHRAGM, EXTERNAL INTERCOSTALS)
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HEAVY BREATHING REQUIRES USE OF WHAT ?
ADDITIONAL USE OF SECONDARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES (I.E. SCALENES, PECTORALIS MINOR)
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T OR F: EXPIRATORY VENTILATION CAN BE BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
TRUE
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DURING INSPIRATION INTRATHORACIC PRESSURE DECREASES CAUSING WHAT IN THE HEART ?
CAUSES DROP IN PRESSURE IN RIGHT ATRIUM AND HELPS IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW BACK TO THE HEART
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2 CATEGORIES OF RESPIRATORY PASSAGES
CONDUCTING AIRWAYS AND RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS
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CONSISTS OF ALL STRUCTURES THAT AIR TRAVELS THROUGH BEFORE ENTERING RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS
CONDUCTING AIRWAYS
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BONES OF RESPIRATORY PUMP
STERNUM, RIBS, VERTEBRAE
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RESPIRATORY PUMP - MUSCLES INSPIRATION
DIAPHRAGM, EXTERANL INTERCOSTALS, SCALENES, STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID, PECTORALIS MINOR
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RESPIRATORY PUMP - EXPIRATION MUSCLES
INTERNAL INTERCOSTALS, ABDOMINALS
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CONDUCTING AIRWAYS
NASAL AND ORAL CAVITY, PHARYNX, LARYNX, TRACHEA, RIGHT AND LEFT PULMONARY BRONCHI, BRONCHIOLES
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RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS
ALVEOLI, ALVEOLAR SACS
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PROCESS OF GETTING O2 FROM ENVIRONMENT TO TISSUES OF BODY
DIFFUSION
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WHERE ARE GASES SUCH AS O2 AND CO2 TRANSPORTED IN AND OUT OF BLOODSTREAM
ALVEOLAR SACS
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AS CELLS OF BODY USE O2 THEY PRODUCE WHAT ?
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)
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USE OF O2 BY BODY IS KNOWN AS WAHT ?
OXYGEN UPTAKE (O2 CONSUMPTION)
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RESTING O2 CONSUMPTION (VO2)
APPROXIMATELY 3.5 ML OF O2 PER KG OF BODY WEIGHT PER MIN
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TYPICALLY TERMED 1 METABOLIC EQUIVALENT (1 MET)
RESTING VO2
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Q X A - VO2 DIFFERENCE =
VO2
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EQUATIONFOR 2 CONSUMPTION IS KNOWN AS WHAT ?
FICK EQUATION
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FICK EQUATION =
VO2 = PRODUCT OF CARDIAC OUTPUT (Q) OR (HR X SV) TIMES ARTERIAL VENOUS DIFFERENCE (DIFFERNECE IN O2 CONTENT B/W BLOOD IN ARTERIES AND BLOOD IN VEINS) A- VO2
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HIGHEST RATE OF O2 TRANSPORT AND UTILIZATION ACHIEVED AT MAXIMAL PHYSICAL EXERTION
MAXIMAL OXYGEN CONSUMPTION (VO2 MAX)
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SHALLOW BREATHING CAUSES USE OF WHAT ?
OVERUSE SECONDARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES SUCH AS SCALENES, STERNOCLEDIOMASTOID, LEVATOR SCAPULAE AND UPPER TRAPEZIUS
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T OR F: RESPIRATORY MUSCLES PLAY MAJOR POSTURAL ROLE IN HUMAN MOVEMENT SYSTEM, ALL CONNECTING DIRECTLY TO CERVICAL AND CRANIAL PORTIONS
TRUE
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LEADS TO ALTERED CO2 AND O2 BLOOD CONTENT AND CAN LEAD TO FEELINGS OF ANXIETY THAT
EXCESSIVE BREATHING (SHORT, SHALLOW BREATHS)
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INADEQUATE O2 AND RETENTION OF METABOLIC WASTE WITHIN MUSCLES CAN CREATE WHAT ?
FATIGUED, STIFF MUSCLES
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HEAVY BREATHING INCREASES ACTIVITY LEVEL IN WHAT ?
SCALENES (SECONDARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES)
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SYSTEM OF ORGANS THAT COLLECTS O2 FROM OUTSIDE AND TRANSPORT IT TO BLOODSTREAM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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ARTERIOLES BRANCH OUT TO WHAT ?
CAPILLARIES
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SMALL TERMINAL BRANCH OF ARTERY WHICH ENDS IN CAPILLARIES
ARTERIOLES
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FACTORS THAT AFFECT RESTING HR
``` DIGESTION MENTAL ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENTAL TEMP BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS BODY POSITIONS AND CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS ```
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FOR GREATEST ACCURACY, RESTING HR SHOULD BE MEASURED WHEN ?
ON WAKING OR AT LEAST AFTER 5 MINUTES OF COMPLETE REST (3 MEASUREMENTS SAME TIME EVERY DAY)

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