LESSON 19 - control of blood flow during exercise Flashcards
how do cardiac output and muscle blood flow increase ? (proportional to what)
increase in proportion to metabolic rate
when we increase our cardiac output as a function of exercise intensity what do we also match ?
match it very well with our muscle blood flow
what is hyperemic ?
higher blood flow than normal
what is the formula for Q = ?
Q = HR x SV
how does HR rise ?
linearly
how does SV increase ?
increases initially and then plateaus as HR increases
an increase in HR, CO, SV and VO2 means an increase or decrease in ATP ?
increase in ATP
what is the SA node innervated by ?
the autonomic nervous system
what controls heart rate ?
SA node
what does the SA node inhibit ?
the parasympathetic nervous system
what is vagus ?
slows down HR and runs parallel to carotid arteries to the heart
what is responsible for slowing down heart rate ?
vagus
what is the vagus anatomically …
a nerve (cranial nerve 10)
what is the increase in contractility during exercise ?
inotropy
what is inotropy ?
is the strengthening/weakening function of the cardiac tissue
why is inotropy a good thing ?
helps you push more blood
what is term used to define (increasing contractibility) ?
inotropy
define “inotrope” :
agent that alters the force of muscle contraction
what are the two examples of positive inotropes ?
norepinephrine and epinephrine
what does an increase positive inotrope concentration mean for cardiac muscle tension for a given preload and rate of muscle tension development ?
increase cardiac muscle tension for a given preload and increased rate of muscle tension development
if there is an increase cardiac muscle tension is it better or worse able to go againts resistance ?
better able
what does an increase in inotropy mean for SV ?
increase in SV
during exercise what happens to inotropy ?
increase in inotropy
during exercise when we have an increase in inotropy what do we see ?
- increase firing of sympathetic nerves innervating ventricle
- increase circulating catecholamines
- intensity-dependent
what are the two catecholamines ?
epinephrine and norepinephrine
where do catecholamines come from ?
adrenal glands
what happens to sympathetic input to the heart with higher exercise intensity ?
the higher the exercise intensity, the more sympathetic input to the heart, the more the higher the contraction fo circulating catecholamines and the greater the contractibility will be
does muscle contraction help with increased or decreased venous return ?
increased
why does muscle contraction help with venous return ?
propels blood away from muscle and back to the heart
what does an increase in VR mean for SV ?
increase in SV
what do central effects do ?
allows us to increase our venous return
what does more contractions lead to an increase in ?
increase in VR and increase in SV
what does it mean when theres an increase in SV ?
more blood to heart