Exercise And Altitude Flashcards

1
Q

Mexico Olympics :

A

Shorter events records were broken however longer events there was a negative impact due to the altitude

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2
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What is Boyles law

A

Gas volume is inversely proportional to its pressure

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3
Q

What is hypoxia

A

Low po2

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4
Q

What is normoxia

A

Normal po2

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5
Q

What is hyperoxia

A

High po2

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6
Q

Hypoxameia

A

Low levels of oxygen in the blood

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7
Q

What are short term adjustments to altitude

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1.Hyperventilating
2.raises alveolar o2
3.lowers alveolar co2
4.increased resting heart rate and cardiac output

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