Midterm 2 Flashcards

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Def: lactate threshold

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the exercise intensity at which there is an abrupt increase in blood lactate concetration

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2
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What does lactate threshold reflect

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The ability to sustain oxidative metabolism

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3
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Factors effecting muscle lactate

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  • oxygen availability
  • enzyme activity
  • muscle fiber type
  • muscle lactate transporters
  • Sympathetic Nervous System activity
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4
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Effect of exercise intensity of fuel selection

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  • As intensity increases CHO use increase and fat use decreases
  • Shift is seen due to changes in amount of muscle fuels being used
    -Absolute fat use remains steady as intensity increase and CHO increases to provide additional energy
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5
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How may relative fuel use differ after a keto state

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-RER will decrease due to less CHO reliance and greater fat reliance
-intensity may be limited in this senario

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6
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How is rate of energy use determined

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Take VO2 in L/min and multiply by 5 kcal/Lo2 to get kcal/min

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7
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What intensity exercise is best for weight loss

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-25% burns the highest percentage of fat
- 50% burns highest total fat
- 75% burns most calories total but less fat calories

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8
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What factors may cause variation in relative fuel usage

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  • pre-exercise diet
  • gender
  • training status
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9
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Effect of exercise duration on fuel selection

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-slight decrease in CHO compared to fat
-shift from muscle sources to blood and plasma sources

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10
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How do researchers determine specific fuel use?

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  1. Measure overall rate of energy use (VO2)
  2. Determine %CHO and %fat use (RER)
  3. measure muscle glycogen utilization (Biopsy)
  4. Measure muscle uptake of FFA (A-V catheters
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Def: Neuroendocrinology

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The combined activity of tissues which regulate hormone release and control bodily function

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Def: Hormone

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Chemical substance secreted into body fluids, with specific effects on local or distant target tissues

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13
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Sources of hormones

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  • Endocrine glands
  • nerve fibers
  • other tissues
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14
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Types of hormones

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PEPTIDE
- derived from protien
- soluble
- fast acting
STEROID
- derived from lipid (Cholesterol)
- insoluble
-slower acting

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15
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Main functions of hormones related to exercise

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  • alter enzyme activity (P)
  • alter membrane transport (P)
  • alter protein synthesis rate (S)
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16
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List the key hormones involved in exercise metabolism

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Insulin
Glucagon
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine

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17
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Insulin

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-Released from pancreas beta cells
- increase in glucose, FFA, AA uptake
- increase glycogen, TG and protein synthesis
- decrease in lipolysis

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Glucagon

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  • Released for the pancreas alpha cells
  • increase in liver glycogenolysis
  • increase in gluconeogenesis
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19
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Epinephrine in metabolism

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  • Released from adrenal medulla
  • increase in muscle glycogenolysis
  • increase in lipolysis in muscle and adipose tissue
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20
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Norepinephrine in metabolism

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-released from SNS fibers and adrenal medulla
- increase in lipolysis (adipose)
-increase in cardiorespiratory function

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21
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Effect of exercise on metabolic hormone concentration

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-increase in glucagon and norepinephrine at same rate
-slower increase in epinephrine
-decrease in insulin

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22
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What determines insulin seen by muscle

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  • blood concentration
  • muscle blood flow
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23
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How do we maintain blood glucose concentration during exercise?

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  1. Minimize glucose use by less active tissues
    -decreased insulin and decreased blood flow
  2. Mobilize alternative fuels to glucose
    - increased norepinephrine increases lipolysis
  3. Stimulate muscle glycogen use
    - increase epinephrine
  4. release glucose from liver sources
    - increase glucagon
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24
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Metabolic adaptations to training

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MITOCHONDRIA
-increase number and size
-increase oxidative enzymes

FUEL STORAGE
-INCREASE GLYCOGEN STORE IN MUSCLE
-INCREASE LIPID STORE IN MUSCLE

FUEL USE
-decreased CHO use
-decreased lactate production

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25
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How is CHO use effected after training

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  • decrease in CHO catabolism and increase in lipid catabolism - deceased RER
  • increase in aerobic use of CHO that is catabolized - increased lactate threshold
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26
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Changes to RER with training and why

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CHANGES
- decreased RER @ given workload
- increased workload @ given RER
WHY
- decreased workload per mito
-increased lipid delivery to mito
-increased enzymes for lipid oxidation
-decreased stimulation of CHO use (epi)

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27
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Changes to LT with training and why

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CHANGES
- decrease [La] @ given workload
-increased workload @ given [La]
WHY
- increased mito
-increased [La] clearance
-increased pyruvate oxidation
-decreased pyruvate production

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28
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Effects of training on peak sustainable workload

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increase max aerobic power to greater extent with lower O2 uptake to begin with

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29
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Key components of CV system

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  • heart (pump)
  • vasculature (tubing)
    -blood (fluid medium)
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30
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Three major CV adjustments to acute exercise

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  1. Cardiac output increased
  2. Q redistributed throughout the body
  3. Tissues adjust rate of O2 removal from body
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31
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Atrioventricular valves

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regulate flow within heart

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32
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Semilunar valves

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regulate flow out of heart

33
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Systole

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Contraction phase
-includes isovolumetric contraction period and ventricular ejections period

34
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Diastole

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relaxation and filling phase
-ventricular filling period and isovolumetric relaxation period

35
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how does the time for filling and ejection change during exercise

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-ejection phase has limited change in time
-filling time decreases

36
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The cardiac cycle

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  1. Ventricular filling period
    - heart relaxed, semilunar valve closed, AV valve open
  2. isovolumetric contraction period
    - both av and semilunar valves are closed, heart begins to contract
  3. ventricular ejection phase
    -ventricular pressure overcomes aortic presure and semilunar valve opens ejecting the blood from the heart, contraction continues
  4. Isovolumetric relaxation period
    -ventricular pressure below aortic presure as heart stops contraction, semilunar valve and AV valve are closed
37
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End diastolic volume
-def and reasonable value

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-volume of blood in ventricles at the end of diastole (filling)
-UT rest: 120ml

38
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Def: Preload

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stretch on ventricles due to filling

39
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Stroke volume
-def and RV

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-volume of blood ejected from ventricles per beat
-UT rest: 70ml

40
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ejection fraction

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SV/EDV

41
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The effect of exercise on ventricular volumes

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as exercise intensity increases EDV and ESV decrease and SV increased

42
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What mechanism causes EDV to decrease with exercise

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-increase venous return

43
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what mechanisms cause ESV to decrease with exercise

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  • increased preload
    -increased contraction strength due to neural and hormonal inervation
44
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The muscle pump effect

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Contraction of skeletal muscles squeezes veins and promotes venous return to heart

45
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Frank-Starling Law of the Heart

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The force generated by contracting ventricle is greater when muscle is previously stretched
-increased EDV causes SV to increase

46
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Cardiac Output equation

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Q (L/min) = HR(beat/min) x SV (ml/beat)

47
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Reasonable values for cardiac output at rest

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UT MALE: HR=75, SV=80, Q=6.0
UT FEMALE: HR=75. SV=60, Q=4.5
TR MALE: HR=55, SV=110, Q=6.0
TR FEMALE: HR=55, SV=80, Q=4.5

48
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Reasonable values for cardiac output during maximal exercise

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UT MALE: HR=200, SV=100, Q=20
TR MALE: HR=200, SV=140, Q=28
UT FEMALE: HR=200, SV=80, Q=16
TR FEMALE: HR=200, SV=120, Q=24

49
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Assumptions for using HR to predict VO2 max

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  1. linear relation b/w HR and workload
  2. HRmax = 220 - age
50
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Procedure for using HR to predict VO2max

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  1. measure HR at 2 submax workloads
  2. extrapolate line to predicted HRmax
  3. determine predicted VO2max
51
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Karvonen Formula

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Training HR (THR) = resting HR + (% heart rate reserve)
HRR= HRmax - Resting HR

52
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What are the issues with using %HRmax to estimate workload

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  • underestimates workload
  • Greater error at lower work intensities
53
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Def: Chronotropic

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  • Rate of contraction
  • Neural and Hormonal
54
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Def: Inotropic

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  • Strength of contraction
    -Neural, hormonal and mechanical
55
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PNS CV control

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-Vagus nerve (Acetylcholine)
-decreased activation during exercise
-innervates SA node and AV node

56
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SNS CV control

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-Cardiac accelerator nerve (Norepinephrine)
-increased activation during exercise
-innervates SA node, AV node and ventricles

57
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Regulation of Cardiac output in exercise

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  1. neural
    -decreased PNS = initial increase in HR
    -increase SNS = increase HR and SV
  2. Hormonal
    -Increase circulation of NE = increased HR and SV
  3. Mechanical
    - increased venous return = increased SV
58
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Key role of arteries

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Establish bulk flow and driving pressure

59
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Key roles of arterioles

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Regulate flow to specific regions

60
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Key roles of capillaries

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Regulate surface area for exchange

61
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Key role of veins/venules

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regulate flow return

62
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Def: Hemodynamics

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dynamics of blood cirulation

63
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Flow, pressure and resistance relationship

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Flow=pressure change/ resistance

64
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Cardiac output distribution rest vs exercise

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REST (5L/min)
-skeletal muscle 20%
-splanchnic and renal 40%
-heart 4%

EXERCISE (25L/min)
-SM 80%
-SR 5%
-heart 4%

65
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Transit time

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rest 0.8 sec
exercise 0.4 sec

66
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Muscle blood flow during exercise

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-Flow to active muscle increases up to 20-fold
-due to increased Q and local arteriole vasodilation
-more capillaries open = larger area for exchange
-average speed of RBC through capillaries only doubles

67
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Neurohumoral control on vasculature

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SNS INCREASE
-most nerves release NE causing vasoconstriction (adrenergic)
-some nerves release ACh which promotes vasodilation in SM
-Adrenal medulla releases epi which causes vasodilation in heart and lungs

68
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Local control on vasculature

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TRIGGERED BY:
-Gases: decrease O2 and increased CO2
-pH: increase H+
-Other “factors”: increased nitric oxide

69
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a-v O2 difference at rest and exercise

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Rest: 50 ml O2/L blood
Exercise: 150ml O2/ L blood

70
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Flick Equation

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VO2 = Q x (a-v O2 diff)

71
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What is the pressure range during ventricular filling

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5-10

72
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What is the pressure range during isovolumetric contraction

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10-80

73
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What is the pressure range during the ejection phase

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80-120

74
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What is the pressure range during isovolumetric relaxation

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110-10

75
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What is a reasonable value for ESV

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60mL

76
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What is a reasonable value for EDV

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120 to 130mL

77
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Relative fuel use at 25% exercise

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10% blood glucose
20% muscle glycogen
50% plasma FFA
20% muscle TG

78
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Relative fuel use at 50% exercise

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10% blood glucose
40% muscle glycogen
30% plasma FFA
20% muscle TG

79
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Relative fuel use at 75%

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20% blood glucose
50% muscle glycogen
10% plasma FFA
20% Muscle TG