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Foundations of Exercise & Sport Science Flashcards

1
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List the major families of sensory receptors

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  • Mechanoreceptors (physical force)
  • Thermorecpetors (temperature)
  • Nociceptors (pain)
  • Photoreceptors (light)
  • Chemoreceptors (chemical stimuli)
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What is the role of the afferent nerves?

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To transmit information from the periphery to the brain

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What is the role of the efferent nerves?

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To transmit information from the brain to the periphery

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Efferent nerves are divided into which two categories?

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Autonomic & Somatic

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What is the role of the autonomic system?

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It regulates visceral activity within the body

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What is the role of the somatic system?

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It stimulates skeletal activity

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The autonomic system can again be divided into which two categories?

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Parasympathetic & sympathetic

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8
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List the 3 major regions of a neuron

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  • Cell body
  • Dendrites
  • Axon
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9
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Define gross energy expenditure

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The total energy cost to perform an activity

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10
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What does MET stand for?

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Metabolic equivalent

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11
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Define MET

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A measure of the level of energy needed to complete a task

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12
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Define force

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Any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object

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13
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Define work

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The product of force and distance

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14
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How can energy expenditure be measured in humans?

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Equations that take into account activity levels, intensity of activity and inherent body factors
Or calculating calorimerty

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15
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BMR & RMR are affected by what factors?

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  • Body size
  • Age
  • Stress/ Hormones
  • Muscle mass
  • Health status
  • Body temp
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16
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Define Basil Metabolic rate (BMR)

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The minimum level of energy needed to sustain vital functions in the wake state

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17
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1 MET =

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3.5 ml/kg/min

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18
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What percentage range represents how mechanically efficient humans are?

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18-26%

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19
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Explain the influence exercise duration and intensity have on energy systems

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As intensity of exercise increases, the source of energy, therefore energy system shifts from ATP to muscle glycogen to oxygen

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20
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What factors and at what rates influence daily energy expenditure?

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Resting metabolic rate (60-75%)
Thermogenic effects of food (10%)
Energy expenditure during and after physical activity (15-30%)

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21
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Define power

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How much work is done per unit of time

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22
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Define bioenergenics

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The flow and exchange of energy within a living system

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23
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List forms of kinetic energy

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  • Mechanical
  • Thermal
  • Electrical
  • Radient
  • Sound
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24
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List forms of potential energy

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  • Gravitaional
  • Nuclear
  • Elastic
  • Chemical
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25
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Define chemical energy

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Energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules

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26
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Define nuclear energy

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Energy stored in an atoms nuceli

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27
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Define gravitational energy

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Energy stored in an objects height

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28
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Explain net efficiency

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The percentage of how mechanically efficient something is.

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29
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How is net efficiency calculated?

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Through a ratio of muscle power & metabolic energy expenditure

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30
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Define kinetic energy

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The energy produced by movement

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31
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What enzyme catalyses the breakdown of ATP?

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Adenosine Triphosphatase

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32
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Define energy

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The ability to do work

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33
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What type of relationship does energy and work have?

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Linear relationship

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34
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What factors influence enzyme kinetics?

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pH and temperature

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35
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Explain the concept of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, rather transferred from one form to another without being depleated

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36
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How is energy stored within the body?

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Energy is stored in the macro nutrients as potential energy

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37
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How is energy released in the body?

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Energy is released when ATP phosphates are broken

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38
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Define elastic energy

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Energy stored in elastic objects

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39
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What makes up the total energy of a system?

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Potential energy + kinetic energy

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40
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How much energy is expended per litre of O2?

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5 kcal

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41
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How long does it take for VO2 to reach a steady state?

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2-3 minutes

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42
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What does VO2 measure?

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The volume of inspired and expired air per minute

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43
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Define net energy expenditure

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The true energy expenditure of an activity

44
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What does mechanical efficiency refer to?

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The percentage of total chemical energy expended that contributes to external work

45
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Economy of movement is influenced by what factors?

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  • Physical fitness levels
  • Type of activity
  • Environmental conditions
46
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Mechanical efficiency for humans averages what percentage?

47
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What factors affect energy expenditure during walking?

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  • Body mass
  • Age
  • Terrain
  • Downhill walking
  • Footwear
48
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Why is walking on sand harder?

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Because there is more energy distribution on contact with the surface, therefore less transfer of energy back up

49
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List 3 ways in which running speed can be increased

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  • Increasing stride length
  • Increasing stride frequency
  • Increasing both
50
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The effect of air resistance on energy expenditure varies with what?

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  • Air density
  • Runners projected surface area
  • Square of running velocity
51
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Energy expenditure during swimming is up to how much more/less than running the same distance?

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4 times more

52
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Define exercise efficiency

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Energy required to maintain a constant velocity of movement

53
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List the influencing factors to energy expenditure during swimming

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  • Fluid medium
  • Temperature
  • Shape, size & sex
  • Swimsuit variations
  • Velocity
54
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List the structure of a research article

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  • Preliminary information
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Appendix
55
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What is being measured by direct calorimetry?

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Heat production

56
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What is a P-value?

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The probability of an observed result that a null hypothesis is true

57
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Define nominal data

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Data classified by some aspect or property, for which there is no hierarchy of scores

58
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Define ordinal data

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It has the ability to rank order without commenting on unit of measurement

59
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Define interval data

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Data that has known and equal distances between score units. It does not have a random zero point

60
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Define ratio data

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Similar to interval data, but does have a true zero point

61
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Define standard deviation

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The amount that all the scores differ from the mean

62
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What is variance?

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The square of the standard deviation

63
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Define Mean

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The sum of the scores divided by the number of scores

64
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Define mode

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The most frequently appearing number

65
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Define median

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The middle score

66
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What is the purpose of inferential statistics?

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To evaluate the null hypothesis at a specified level of significance

67
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How is inferential statistics used?

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By testing the influence of an independent variable on a dependent variable

68
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What are T-tests used for?

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Comparing the means of two data sets

69
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What is the function of the cell body?

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It is responsible for neural impulse development

70
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What is the function of dendrites?

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They receive neural impulses and send them towards the cell body

71
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What is the function of axons?

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They send the neural impulses

72
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What is the function of a neuron?

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They use electrical signals for communication within the nervous system in response to stimuli

73
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List the structure of a skeletal muscle

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Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
Sarcolemma
Satellite cells
Sarcoplasm
Transverse tubules
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Myofibrils
Sarcomeres
74
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What factors influence muscle architecture?

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  • Fascicle arrangement
  • Fiber type
  • Direction of fibers
75
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What are the two basic formations of muscle?

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  • Fusiform

- Pennate

76
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What factors influence muscle contraction and force production?

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  • Type of muscle contraction (dynamic/static)
  • No. motor units/muscle size
  • Frequency of motor unit stimulation
  • Length-tension relationship
  • Speed of contraction
77
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What are the main circulatory elements of the heart?

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  • The pump (heart)
  • Channels (blood vessels)
  • Fluid medium (blood)
78
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How much blood does the heart pump each beat?

79
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What is the function of the right and left atria?

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They are the receiving chambers

80
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What is the function of the right and left ventricles?

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They are the pumping chambers

81
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The right side of the heart receives blood from? And sends it to?

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The body, the lungs

82
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The left side of the heart receives blood from? And send blood to?

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The lung, the body

83
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Explain the relationship between blood pressure and blood flow

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Restricted blood flow has the ability to increase blood pressure, making the heart work harder

84
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What does cardiac output reflect?

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The functional capacity of the cardiovascular system by measuring the amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute

85
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Define stroke volume (SV)

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The volume of blood pumped per heart contraction

86
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How does cardiac output respond to exercise?

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During steady state exercise it will increase then plateau when blood supply meets metabolic demands

87
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How does stroke volume respond to exercise?

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It increases by 40-60% with work intensity

88
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External ventilation refers to?

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  • Pulmonary ventilation

- Pulmonary diffusion

89
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Internal ventilation refers to?

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  • Transport via blood

- Capillary diffusion

90
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Define pulmonary ventilation

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The exchanging of ambient air with air in the lungs

91
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Define pulmonary diffusion

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Diffusion of gases that occurs at the aveoli

92
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What factors influence pulmonary diffusion?

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  • Tissue surface area
  • A diffusion constant
  • Pressure differential of the gas on each side of the membrane
93
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List basic spirometry measures

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  • Tidal volume
  • Vital capacity
  • Residual volume
  • Total lung capacity
94
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Define tidal volume

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The amount of air entering and leaving the lungs with each normal breath

95
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Define vital capacity

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The greatest amount of air that can be expired after maximal inspiration

96
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Define residual capacity

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The volume of air remaining in the lungs after normal expiration

97
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Define residual volume

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The volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximal expiration

98
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Define total lung capacity

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The sum of the vital capacity and residual volume

99
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What factors influence ventilation?

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  • Maximum forced vital capacity
  • Breathing rate
  • Airway obstruction
  • Pulmonary airflow capacity
100
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What intrinsic mechanisms regulate the heart?

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Sinoatrial (SA) node
Atrioventricular (AV) node
AV bundle
Purkinje fibers

101
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What is the function of the SA node?

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Initiates contraction signal

102
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What is the function of the AV node?

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Delays, relays signal to ventricles

103
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What is the function of the AV bundle?

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Relays signal to RV, LV

104
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What is the function of the Purkinje fibers?

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Sends signal into RV, LV

105
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What is the function of an ECG?

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Reflects electrical activity across the heart during a cardiac cycle

106
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What methods are used to analyse the cardiac cycle?

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ECG, 3 lead or 12 lead

107
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What extrinsic mechanisms regulate the heart?

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The autonomic nervous system

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