pulmonary system Flashcards
what is the anaerobic threshold?
- VO2 at which anaerobic (lactic) energy production begins to supplement aerobic energy production during graded exercise to fatigue.
or
when the aerobic system is no longer solely capable of providing ATP at the rate it is demanded.
Anaerobic threshold is a useful measurement of what?
- training intensity prescription & monitoring training progress.
- prediction of endurance performance.
how is anaerobic threshold measured?
AT is the increase in lactate in the blood and/or GAS EXCHANGE PARAMETERS during exercise
- Blood lactate
- ventilatory variables.
what is lactate threshold (LT1 and LT2)?
LT1
- a sustained increase in blood lactate above resting levels.
- this is also where lactate builds in the system but it is able to be flushed. it is where there is a shift in which the data point fall above the line of best fit.
- there is a change in the breathing rate. (frequency and depth of breaths are both affected.)
- BLa concentration around 2.0 mM
LT2
- point of rapid increase of blood lactate indicating the upper limit of equilibrium between lactate production and clearance.
- there is more lactate being produced than the body is able to flush.
- we get a increase in CO2 and a increase in breath rate.
- BLa levels around 4.0+ mM
what is ventilatory threshold?
- phase during incremental exercise when a certain ventilatory parameters exhibit breakaway.
- this is when there are 2 breaking points in which the first point that is broken is LT1 which is the shift of lactate above resting levels. the second breaking point is LT2 which is us producing more lactate than what the body can flush out, and therefore we get a increase in CO2 and breath rate.
what measures would indicate something is in aerobic threshold?
a) LT1
b) VT1
c) LT2
d) VT2
e) a & b
f) c & d
e) a & b
1) in zone 1 of training, is it aerobic or anaerobic metabolism? -) and what allows it to be that system? 2) what are the thresholds that are involved between zone 1 and 2?
- Aerobic
- the fuel source being used is fats and there is small intensity of work and small increase in breathing.
- the blood lactate would be close to 2.0 mM which is a result of the individual not having a hard work load. and therefore can sustain this light workload for a long period of time.
- Threshold 1.
MAF HR (maximal aerobic function)
aerobic threshold
LT1
Vt1
1.) how would you determine if someone is in zone 2? -) and what is the system of metabolism?
2) what are the threshold involved between zone 2 and 3?
- zone 2 is mostly aerobic but anaerobic metabolism is gaining.
- CHO (carbs) is the main fuel source, and it is a slightly higher intensity of workload and breathing. there would also be a slight increase in the Blood lactate levels because of the higher intensity. 2-4 mM. this exercise is normally around 1-3 hours.
- threshold 2
- AT (anaerobic threshold)
- VT2
- LT2
- MLSS (maximal lactate steady state)
- FTP/S (function threshold power (watts) /or speed (miles or Km)
1.) how do you determine if someone is in zone 3?
-) what metabolism is occurring?
- they are using CHO (carbs) almost exclusively and there is a heavy increase in the workload which means there is a high ventilation rate of breathing, and conversation becomes almost impossible. there is also a rapid increase in the Blood lactate levels to 4.0 mM +. the duration of this exercise is normally 30-60 minutes. HITT
- it is mostly anaerobic metabolism, and the aerobic system is almost at max.
what 5 things causes lactate to increase?
- the shift from slow to fast glycolysis. this is because the aerobic system (slow) cannot supply ATP because the demand of the muscle is so high.
- onset of Fast twitch motor recruitment which is a increase in anaerobic capacity (glycolysis)
- increase in epinephrine release which stimulates glycogenolysis.
- blood shunting. this is the increase of blood flow tow working muscle and vasoconstriction to non-working tissues.
lactate increases in blood but is removed by other tissues. - low tissue O2 levels.
what are 5 things that would cause a increase in VE?
- increase in H+ + HCO3- = increase in CO2.
- increase perception of energy demand by respiratory centre in the brain, which increases ventilation.
- increase afferent (sensory) neural activity from muscle and joint receptors. the more neural activity that is required the more ATP that is being used.
- increase in core tempeture.
- increase in plasma K+
- all of these increase the rate at which we breath because it is energy being used in some way which we may or may not have depending n what is being asked of us.
what is glycogen depletion?
- this is where lactate threshold dissociates from ventilation threshold. There is no glycogen available and therefore phosphylase occurs.
- LT is delayed but VT is unchanged.
what is McArdle’s syndrome?
- deficiency of phosphorylase, which will produce minimal lactate, but still the display of ventilation threshold.
Anaerobic threshold responds to endurance training due to what?
- increase in oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle.
- increase in lactate removal/ oxidation
- decrease in fast glycolysis.
- decrease glycogen utilization & increase in fat oxidization
- increase in O2 delivery and extraction.
- decrease fast twitch motor unit recruitment
- decrease in epinephrine release.
which of the fallowing does not play a role in increasing endurance performance in anaerobic threshold?
a) speed
b) power output
c) VO2
d) CO2
e) a, b, c are correct
e)
what is the process of pulmonary ventilation?
- O2 comes in through the nose and mouth and fills the lungs.
- the O2 in the lungs diffuses out of the lungs into the pulmonary capillaries. O2 moves from lungs to blood.
- the blood O2 rich blood then moves into the heart by the pulmonary vein and into the left atrium and moves out of the heart through the left ventricle and down the systemic artery.
- at the systemic capillaries there is O2 that diffuses out of the blood into the cells in tissues and CO2 that diffuses into the blood making that blood in the systemic capillaries deoxygenated.
- the deoxygenated blood moves through the systemic vein into the right atrium of the heart and up and out throug the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery.
- the deoxygenated blood (has CO2) diffuses back into the into the lungs where the CO2 is exhaled out, and fresh O2 diffuses into the pulmonary capillaries from the lungs.
what are the 4 steps that occur in pulmonary ventilation?
- nose/mouth intake air. to the lungs
- external respiration. O2 lungs to blood
- internal respiration. O2 goes through gas diffusion from blood to cells.
- cellular respiration. CO2 moves from aerobic metabolism to the cells, and O2 from cells to aerobic metabolism.
what are the 3 components of the conductive zones?
- transport air (mouth, nose)
- warms/ humidifies (pharynx, larynx, trachea)
- filters air (primary and secondary bronchi, tertiary bronchioles.)
what forms the physiological dead space?
Alveolar + anatomical dead space = physiological dead space.
what are 2 factors that movement of air depends on?
- pressure gradient
- resistance.