Physio - Clinical Physiology Flashcards
Name benefits of PA for aging
Reduced risk of osteoporosis
Improved metabolic health
Improved cardiovascular health
Lower risk of some cancers
What is clinical physiology
Explore the relationship between exercise and chronic diseases
The mechanisms and adaptations by which exercise influences the process of disease
Diagnosis, prevention, management
Cystic fibrosis
An inherited condition that causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system. This causes lung infections and problems with digesting food
Typically jobs undertaken by the clinical exercise physiologist
Clinical assessment
Exercise prescription
Exercise leadership
Education and physical activity counselling
What does vascular disease affect
How does it affect it
Blood flow
Blocking/weakening of blood vessels or damaging the valves in the veins
Atherosclerosis
The narrowing of arteries
A buildup of plaque, which is a fatty substance, cholesterol and cellular waste products in the inner lining of the arteries
Modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease
Obesity
Physical inactivity
High cholesterol
Diabetes Mellitus
Arterial stiffness occurs
With aging due to arterial walls becoming less elastic over time
What do low density lipids (LDL)
Transfers lipids around the body in the extracellular fluid
In hypertensive individuals long term exercise can
Increase NO production, chemical that dilates blood vessels
Decrease blood pressure
High intensity exercise can do what for individuals with type 2 diabetes
Improve insulin sensitivity
What do arteries do
Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Except for the pulmonary artery
Vasodilation
Dilation of blood vessels
Vasoconstriction
Narrow of blood vessels
True or False
As blood moves through the capillaries around peripheral tissues, oxygen and other nutrients move out into the cells, and waste matter from the cells moves into the capillaries
True
