Pulmonary Dynamics Flashcards

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HR and BP spike during

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Submax level

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The purposes of breathing are: (4)

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  1. Exchange of O2
  2. Exchange of CO2
  3. Control of blood acidity
  4. Oral communication
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O2 and CO2 are exchanged between atmosphere and blood in the _______

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Alveoli

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4
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Process of ventilation results in higher _____ in the lungs than in the metabolizing tissues

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PO2

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Speed and depth of breathing affects the amount of ____ and ____ exchanged between body and atmosphere

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O2 and CO2

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________ is the movement of air in and out of the lungs

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Ventilation

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_____ is the cellular utilization of O2

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Respiration

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Inspiration and expiration are regulated in 2 ways:

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  1. Frequency

2. Volume

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VDS = ______ (other name)= ______ mL

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Dead space = 150 mL

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VA = _______ = _______ (formula)

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Alveolar Ventilation = (VT-VDS)xF

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VT = _______ = _______ (formula)

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Tidal Volume = VA + VDS (OR VE/F)

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VE = _______ = _______ (formula)

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Minute ventilation = VT x BF

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What is the VE at rest?
Max Ex (Athletes)
Max Ex (Elite)
Increase (Athletes)
Increase (Elite)
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Rest: 6 L/min
Max Ex (A): 100
Max Ex (E): 192
Increase (A): 17x
Increase (E): 32x
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What is the VT at rest?
Max Ex (Athletes)
Max Ex (Elite)
Increase (Athletes)
Increase (Elite)
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Rest: 0.5 V/B
Max ex (A): 2.0
Max ex (E): 4.0
Increase (A): 4x
Increase (E): 8x
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What is the Breathing Frequency (FB/min) at rest?
Max Ex (Athletes)
Max Ex (Elite)
Increase (Athletes)
Increase (Elite)
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Rest: 12 FB/min
Max ex (A): 48
Max ex (E): 0-70
Increase (A): 4x
Increase (E): 5x
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16
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Efficiency of breathing: True or false

- It is more efficient to breathe shallow and more often (Decrease VT and increase F)

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FALSE!

It is more efficient to breathe DEEP and LESS OFTEN (INCREASE VT and DECREASE F)

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17
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Efficiency of Breathing: T/F

- Respiratory muscles consume O2 for work of breathing, thus more o2 for exercising muscles

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FALSE!

Respiratory muscles consume O2 for work of breathing, thus LESS O2 for exercising muscles

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18
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Efficiency of breathing: T/F

- The body chooses the most efficient way to breathe normally

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TRUE!

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19
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Control of Ventilation:

Rate and depth of breathing are adjusted in response to body’s _______ needs

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Metabolic

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20
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Control of Ventilation: In healthy individuals, ______, _____, and _____ are essentially regulated at resting values regardless of the exercise intensity.

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PaO2, PaCO2, pH

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Automatic activity of inspiratory neurons that run the respiratory cycle have cell bodies in the ___

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Medulla

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Inhalation is _____ process, exhalation is ______ process

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Active

Passive

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23
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Pulmonary ventilation at rest is regulated by _________

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Chemical state of blood

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24
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Reduced O2 pressures stimulate ______ and activate ______ to _____ ventilation

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Peripheral chemoreceptors
Aortic and carotid chemoreceptors
Increase ventilation

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Only the _______ protect against decreases in PaO2
Peripheral chemoreceptors
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Peripheral chemoreceptors stimulate ventilation in response to increases in _______, temperature, metabolic _______, _______ in BP, changes in H+, and exercise
Increases in PaCO2 Metabolic Acidosis Decrease in BP
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At rest, most important stimulus for HEALTHY person free of lung disease is ______ pressure (small increases in ______ cause large changes in ______)
CO2 PaCO2 VE
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In patients with COPD, the low _____ stimulates them to breathe (hypoxia drive), thus protecting them from arterial hypoxia
O2
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What is hyperpnea?
Abnormally rapid and deep breathing
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What helps to regulate exercise hyperpnea and protect against arterial hypoxia in ascent to higher altitudes?
Peripheral chemoreceptors
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Central chemoreceptors are located with the ______ and respond to increases in _____ and _____.
Medulla PaCO2 H+
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T/F: chemical stimulation does fully accounts for the increase in ventilation during PA
FALSE
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Phase 1 of ventilation during exercise is aka ______
Rapid rise
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Phase I is controlled by neurogenic stimuli from cerebral cortex combined with feedback from active limbs stimulates medulla to abruptly ________ ventilation. After 20 second pause, ________ rises exponentially
Increase | VE
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Phase II ventilation during exercise is aka ______
Rise to Steady State
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What happens in Phase II of ventilation during exercise?
Ventilation continues to rise until reaches steady state in relation to demands for metabolic gas exchange
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What causes person to stop exercising during steady state?
Usually RPE
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Phase II is regulated by cerebral cortex and factors intrinsic to neurons of respiratory control center. Likely that input from ______ is provided.
Peripheral chemoreceptors
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Phase III ventilation during exercise is aka _____
Steady state
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Fine tuning of steady state is through ______ and ______
Peripheral chemoreceptors and cerebral cortex
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Steady state is the matching of the _____ to _____ production (flat line)
VE to CO2
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Last phase of ventilation during exercise is ____
Recovery
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Initial rapid decrease due to abrupt removal of cerebral cortex and stopping movement is ____
Recovery
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Slower phase of recovery is due to removal of short-term potentiation of respiratory center and reestablishment of ______-
Body's homeostasis
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How long is the pause that occurs before rise to steady state?
20 seconds
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Is steady state or incremental safer for the patient?
``` Steady state (Incremental just done for testing) ```
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Physical activity affects ___, ____, and ____ more than any other form of physiologic stress
VE, VO2, VCO2
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_________ ventilation increases to maintain proper gas concentrations for rapid gas exchange
Alveolar
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Blood gasses/ABGs are at resting levels, even at max levels of exercise - T/F?
TRUE
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At the MAX level (of normal person), start to dilate, CO drops, VO2 starts to peak-- what can happen?
Pass out!
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Light to moderate exercise- ventilation increases _____ with VO2 and VCO2
linearly
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Ventilation is increased through increasing ____, at higher levels _____ takes more important role
VT | BF
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Ratio of VE to VO2 is termed _______ and is symbolized _______
Ventilatory equivalent | VE/VO2
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Healthy adults: VE/VO2 ratio is usually ______ during SUBMAX exercise (up to _______% of VO2 max) (someone who is not an elite athlete)
25:1 | 55%
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Sufficient O2 is supplied and LA does not exceed resting levels at steady state- T/F?
TRUE
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In steady state, VO2 and VE ____
Plateau
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Ventilation in non-steady state: During more intense (submax) exercise (at about 55% VO2 max) the VE takes a SHARP UPSWING and increases ___________ with increasing VO2 (ventilatory threshold/lactate threshold)
DISPROPORTIONATELY
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Ventilation in non-steady state: VE upswings because producing ______ , which breaks down into CO2 and needs to be blown off
Lactic acid
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Ventilation in non-steady state: Cardiac disease patient might hit ventilatory/lactate threshold at _____% of VO2 max because do not have enough CO to sustain higher levels of exercise
40%
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T/F: RPE is acceptable to use for cardiac disease patients
FALSE
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What is the VE/VO2 #?
35
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | Exercise level that LA begins to show a systematic increase above resting baseline levels (4.0 mM) = ________
OBLA
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OBLA stands for?
Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | O2 delivery to muscles can no longer support O2 requirements of oxidation, thus more E is derived from _______
Glycolysis
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OBLA occurs between _______% VO2max in healthy subjects
55-65%
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | In trained subjects, OBLA can occur at ______% or higher of VO2max
70%
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Ventilation in non-steady state: Almost all LA generated during anaerobic metabolism is buffered in blood by NaHCO2 and the byproducts are ____, ____, and _____
Sodium lactate, H2O, CO2
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | CO2 produced is exhaled into atmosphere as _____ blood enters lungs
Venous
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | OBLA relates to onset of ______ and subsequent accumulation of LA
anaerobiosis
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | rise in ____ is due to production of LA
VE
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Ventilation in non-steady state: | Mechanism for rise in VE is _____
BF
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Point where VE and VCO2 increases disproportionately to VO2 during graded exercise is _______ aka _______
Ventilatory threshold, anaerobic threshold
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At start of exercise, ventilatory threshold generally about ______% (starting to produce more LA and need to blow it off)
55%
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Lactate threshold describes the highest VO2 or exercise intensity before a _____mM increase in __________ above the pre-exercise level
1.0mM | blood lactate concentration
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Pre-exercise level lactate threshold usually between 1-2 at rest, at lactate threshold rises to ____ to ___, starting to enter anaerobic metabolism
2-3
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_____ signifies when blood lactate concentration increases to 4.0mM
OBLA
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More muscle mass that is used, OBLA will occur at a higher _____
VO2
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Lactate Threshold and OBLA are used interchangeably, but each represents operationally different point for intensity of effort and _______
Blood lactate level
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T/F: can push patients further than OBLA level
FALSE- don't you dare
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______ and ______ influence and predict endurance performance
VO2 and OBLA
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T/F: Training can be improved at point of OBLA without increase in VO2max
TRUE
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Which changes with training? VO2max or OBLA?
OBLA
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What does OBLA increasing allow for?
Ability to get rid of LA
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T/F: Racial differences exist in OBLA and VO2max
TRUE
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It has been found that African and South African endurance runners have greater resistance to _____ at same percentage of peak treadmill running velocity than Caucasian counterparts despite similar values for VO2max
FATIGUE - this is the difference
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T/F: OBLA and VO2max are determined by the same factors
FALSE
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OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Muscle fiber type activated (fast/slow twitch)
OBLA
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OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Capillary density
OBLA
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OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Absolute quantity of muscle
VO2max
90
OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Mitochondrial size and number
OBLA
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OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Mass activated
VO2max
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OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Alterations in muscle's enzymatic and oxidative capabilities
OBLA
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OBLA or VO2max determinant? | Functional capacity of CVS
VO2max
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Exercise intensity at point of ______ is consistent and powerful predictor of performance in aerobic exercise.
OBLA
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Changes in endurance performance with training are closely related to changes in ______ rather than changes in ______
OBLA, VO2max
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VO2 changes the most in ____ months, then in ___ years
3 months, 2 yrs
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: Less adaptation in pulm structure and function occurs in aerobic training than in cardiovascular and neuromuscular function- T/F
TRUE
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: | T/F- Pulmonary unction forms weak link in O2 transport system
FALSE- does NOT
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: | VEmax ____ with increase in VO2max
Increases
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: | At submax levels, ventilatory equivalent ______, VT becomes _____, BF (breathing frequency) is _______
Decreases Larger Reduced
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: | BF will cause more energy use, so need higher ______
VT
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: | Ventilation is or is not factor in limiting aerobic performance except for elite athlete?
IS NOT
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: | Greater capacity to increase ventilation (35fold) during aerobic exercise than ____ (6fold) or ____ (20fold)
Q, VO2
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Pulmonary Adaptations to Endurance Training: During MAX aerobic exercise, there is ventilatory reserve in healthy individuals and VE max is only _ - _ % of the MVV (max voluntary ventilation)
60-85%
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What is maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV)
Max amount of gas person can move in one minute
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Healthy individuals have MVV reserve of __-__ %
20-40%
107
Which limits ability to exercise at max? minute ventilation or cardiac system?
MINUTE VENTILATION
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For someone that is normal ______ is limiting for exercise
CVS
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Energy cost of breathing: in COPD, the added expiratory resistance _____ normal cost of breathing at rest and severely limits exercise capacity of individuals
Triples
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Energy cost of breathing: | In severe COPD, energy cost of breathing attains _____% of total exercise VO2
40%
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Energy cost of breathing: Exercise training produces only small improvements in PFT, but increases ______, reduces _____, improves respiratory and peripheral muscle function, and enhances psychological state
Exercise capacity, dyspnea
112
Cigarette smoking _____ exercise HR response
BLUNTS
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Cigarette smoking alters sensitivity in ________
Autonomic neural control
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Where is the respiratory center of the brain located?
Medulla
115
What receptors protect against decrease in PaO2
Peripheral chemoreceptors
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What is most important stimulus for breathing in healthy person?
CO2 pressure
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During steady state, LA does not form. Explain
Sufficient O2 present
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At what point in VO2max does LA form?
55% VO2max
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What buffers the increase of LA in the blood due to increase in anaerobic metabolism?
NaHCO2
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What increases in response to accumulation of LA?
VE and VCO2
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Explain why ventilation does not limit aerobic performance except in elite athlete
there is greater capacity to increase ventilation (35fold) during aerobic exercise than Q (6fold)