Physiology of Exercise Flashcards
How many months of training would illicit the long term effects of exercise?
6-12 months
What are anticipatory responses caused by?
norepinephrine and epinephrine
Before exercise, the heart rates starts to quicken. What is shown?
anticipatory response
Give 5 acute responses to exercise.
- increased heart rate
- increased stroke volume
- increased blood pressure
- increased respiration rate
- increased temperature (red skin, sweating)
Why does heart rate and contraction strength increase during exercise?
because the muscles (in particular) need more oxygen
Which arteries are the common site for measuring heart rate?
radial (arm); carotid (neck)
What term is used to describe the amount of blood the heart can pump in one beat?
stroke volume
When sensory nerve activity from exercising muscles stimulate the respiratory muscles, what mechanism during ventilation is at play?
neurogenic mechanism
Humoral mechanism is at play during ventilation. Give examples of humoral factors that influence ventilation.
CO2, O2, H+ (affects alveolar ventilation)
By how much times can ventilation increase by during rigorous exercise?
20 fold
CO2 pressure, O2 pressure, and pH increases during exercise. T/F
F. These remain constant during exercise.
Exercise-enhanced breathing is not prompted by increases in these factors.
What are the 4 main factors that increase rate of respiration during exercise?
- anticipatory response
- impulses from proprioceptors
- increased temperature
- body temperature increases
What receptors are responsible for position and movement present around the joints, muscles, tendons, and joint ligaments?
proprioceptors
What is being described?
impulse from cerebral cortex → skeletal muscle → collateral impulses → respiratory center → increased ventilation
pathway of an anticipatory response by increasing rate of ventilation
How does exercise increase temperature?
increased metabolism increases body temperature which stimulate respiration directly and indirectly
Why does the body heat up during exercise?
repeated muscular contraction increases body’s core temperature
What is the average heart rate?
70 bpm
Perspiration can increase to how much during exercise?
1L
What is the average stroke volume at rest?
70-80 ml
Respiration rate can increase up to how much during exercise?
40-50 breaths/p min
How much is the average stroke volume?
70-80 ml
What is the average amount of tidal volume at rest?
0.5 L
What is the average amount of tidal volume during exercise?
2.5 L
What is the average cardiac output during rest?
4 - 6 L
What is the role of the muscular system in pushing blood back to the heart faster?
muscle fibers contract and squeeze the veins
Why do arteries expand during exercise?
to prevent blood pressure from going too high up
Blood does NOT move from where there is less need for it towards the areas that are working.
This is because the body (inc. organs/tissues not working) needs to be oxygenated at the same manner as a whole. T/F?
F
Why does reddening occur during exercise?
blood heats up and moves closer to the skin
The level of CO2 in the blood and ____________ in the muscles increase during exercise.
cellular respiration
Does gas exchange in the lungs speed up, slow down, or remains constant during exercise?
speeds up