Exercise Physiology Flashcards
Fill in the blanks. Resting heart rate Tends to _______ with age and with increased cardiovascular fitness
DECREASE!!
True or False? In response to acute exercise, Heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), and cardiac output (Q) increase.
TRUE!!
How can one calculate their maximum heart rate?
HRmax = 220 – age in years
What is maximum heart rate?
The highest heart rate value one can achieve in an all-out effort to the point of exhaustion
What is the maximum heart rate that should be achieved?
85%
What happens to your heart rate as exercise intensity increases?
There is a LINEAR INCREASE as your VO 2 max increases.
True or False? As exercise intensity increases, the heart rate increases until you reach your Vo2 max.
TRUE!!
When is heart rate plateau reached?
During constant rate of submaximal work
True or False? The lower the steady-state heart rate, the more efficient the heart.
TRUE!!
What is a determinant of cardiorespiratory endurance capacity at maximal rates of work?
Stroke Volume
True or False? Stroke volume has a linear increase during acute exercise.
FALSE!! Stroke Volume does NOT have a linear increase.
What are the main reasons for increased stroke volume during exercise?
- Frank- Starling mechanism - More blood in the ventricle causes it to stretch more and contract with more force.
- Increased ventricular contractility (without end-diastolic volume increases)
- Decreased total peripheral resistance due to increased vasodilation of blood vessels to active muscles
What is the resting value of cardiac output?
5.0 L/min.
What is the cardiac output for high intensity exercise in the Average Person?
20-40 L/min or 15- 20 L/min
Fill in the blanks. “ When exercise intensity exceeds 60%, a further increase in Q(cardiac output is more as a result of an increase in _____ rather than ______.
More as a result of an increase in Heart rate than Stroke volume
At what time does Cardiovascular Drift normally occur during exercise?
After 20 mins of exercise
What is Cardiovascular Drift?
Cardiovascular drift is the result of decreased stroke volume, increased heart rate, and decreased systemic and pulmonary arterial pressure due to prolonged steady-state exercise or exercise in the heat.
When does Cardiovascular Drift normally occur?
Occurs with steady-state prolonged exercise or exercise in a hot environment
Which component of Blood Pressure increases in direct proportion to increased exercise intensity?
Systolic Blood Pressure
Resistance Exercise can exaggerate Blood pressure to as high as what reading?
480/350 mmHg
True or False? The brain gets more cardiac output during exercise.
FALSE!! It gets the same amount during rest and exercise .
Which part of the body gets majority of Cardiac Output during rest?
Digestive Tract ( Kidneys ,stomach, liver, intestines etc)
Which part of the body gets majority of Cardiac Output during maximal exercise?
Skeletal Muscles
True or False? Blood Plasma Volume is increased with the onset of exercise.
FALSE!! It is REDUCED as it goes to the interstitial fluid space.
Fill in the blanks. _______ tends to increase during high-intensity resistance training, due in part to the Valsalva maneuver.
Blood Pressure
What happens to the total peripheral resistance during moderate exercise?
The PR is DECREASED, this is because there is vasodilation of arterioles in skeletal muscles.
True or False? During moderate exercise the blood flow to visceral organs are DECREASED because of vasoconstriction in the digestive tract due to sympathetic stimulation.
TRUE!!
What is the name of the Enzyme that is able to able to release the energy stored in the bond between adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi)?
ATPase
Skeltal muscles stores of which substance provide quantitatively the greatest contribution to energy provision in the first 10 seconds of high intensity activities such as sprinting?
Phosphocreatine
Slow twitch muscle fibres are what kind of muscle fibres?
Type I
Fast twitch muscle fibres are what kind of muscle fibres?
Type II
Way II ( too) fast
True or False? Slow twitch fibres have a low oxidative capacity.
FALSE!! Slow twitch fibres have a high oxidative capacity
Fill in the blanks. “ Slow twitch fibres are ___________ while fast twitch fibres are easily _______.
Slow twitch fibres are fatigue resistant while fast twitch fibres are easily fatigued.
Fill in the blanks .’ Fast twitch fibres have ______ contractile speed, _____ oxidative capacity, are _____fatigued, and have ______ glycolytic capacity, relatively _____ blood flow capacity, ________capillary density, and ______ mitochondrial content.
Fast contractile speed
Low oxidative capacity
Easily fatigued
High glycolytic capacity
Low blood flow capacity
Low capillary density
Low mitochondrial content .
Only has High glycolytic activity and fast contractile speed - everything else is low!
What type of athletes have slow twitch fibres?
Long- distance athletes
What type of athletes have fast- twitch fibres ?
Sprinters
Which muscle fibre type has a low glycolytic activity, high capillary density and high blood flow capacity?
Slow- Twitch
True or False? During exercise, as oxygen consumption increases the volume of carbon dioxide produced also increases.
TRUE!!
What is a minor increase in breathing rate before exercise known as?
An anticipatory rise.
When exercise begins, there is an immediate and greater increase in breathing rate due to receptors in the muscles and joints , this is by what action?
Neural control
When oxygen consumption increases, the volume of carbon dioxide produced also increases. This stimulates the respiratory centre to increase breathing rate , this is known as?
Chemical control
What happens to the breathing rate after exercise?
Breathing returns to normal – rapidly at first, and then more slowly.
During exercise , what happens to the internal intercostal muscles ?
They contract during expiration moving the ribs and sternum upwards and outwards forcibly.
What happens when the abdominal muscles also contract during exercise?
It Increases the pressure of the abdominal cavity, helping the diaphragm to rise more forcibly.
What is Minute Volume ( VE)?
Minute volume is the volume of a gas inhaled per minute. During exercise it usually refers to oxygen intake per minute.
How is Minute Volume calculated?
Tidal Volume x Breathing rate ( L/min)
A person’s optimal level of fitness is represented by ?
VO2max
What is VO2 ?
VO2 is the volume of oxygen consumed per minute.
Fill in the blanks. “ ________ is considered the best estimate of a person’s cardiorespiratory fitness or aerobic power.”
VO2 max
What happens to the body after exercise?
After exercise there is hyperventilation, as the ‘oxygen debt’ resulting from build-up of metabolites, is cleared by incoming oxygen
What percentage of blood goes to the skeletal muscles during exercise?
About 86%
At rest, What percentage of blood goes to the muscles?
About 20%
Why does the Cardiac Output increase during exercise?
This is as a result of a rise in heart rate via sympathetic stimulation.
CO = SV x HR
Why does an anticipatory increase in heart rate occur?
This is due to activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Before exercise, the heart rate increases, raising cardiac output ahead of metabolic demand.
True or False? During Exercise, your tidal volume decreases.
FALSE!! During exercise , your tidal volume increases dramatically due to the body’s demand for more oxygen and/or the need to offload increased levels of carbon dioxide.
What is the ‘safe-zone’ for heart rate during exercise?
85% of HRmax.
What are key adaptations of long - term exercises?
The resting heart rate decreases while stroke volume increases.
How is blood pressure calculated?
Blood pressure is determined by the equation: BP = CO x PR - Cardiac Output x Peripheral resistance
True or False? During exercise , your blood pressure increases.
TRUE!! Increases in both CO and PR during exercise contribute to a steady rise in BP.
Why is there an increase in blood pressure during exercising?
Sympathetic nervous system activity causes cardiac output to rise. It also causes vasoconstriction of arteries, causing an increase in resistance to blood flow (PR).
What happens to the pulse rate during exercise?
The pulse rate rises and blood flow to the muscles increases.
What is the normal pH of blood?
The pH of blood is generally between 7.35 and 7.45
What happens to the pH of blood during exercise?
During exercise blood pH can decrease and become more acidic, as a result of the presence of waste products and metabolites such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid in the blood.