Resp System - Exercise & Recovery Flashcards
mechanics of breathing exercise - inspiration (4)
- diaphragm contracts (flattens) with MORE force
- external intercostals contract (ribs up & out) with MORE force
- GREATER increase thoracic cavity volume
- sternocleidomastoid START to contract (extra muscle)
mechanics of breathing exercise - expiration (4)
- diaphragm relaxes (pushed up) MORE force
- external intercostals relax (ribs in & down) MORE force
- GREATER decrease thoracic cavity volume
- internal intercostals START to contract (extra muscle)
what does the respiratory control centre do
regulates pulmonary respiration (breathing)
2 areas of respiratory control centre & what they’re responsible for
- inspiratory control centre
- expiratory control centre
- responsible or stimulation of respiratory muscles at rest & exercise
where is respiratory control centre located & what sends it messages
- medulla oblongata
- receptors
where are messages from respiratory control centre sent down & what as
- phrenic nerve
- electrical impulse
where are messages from phrenic nerve sent to
respiratory muscles
what does the message to the respiratory muscles cause (2)
- Diaphragm & external intercostals contract with more force
- sternocleidomastoid & internal intercostals start to contract
which receptors send messages to inspiratory control centre (3)
- chemo-receptors
- proprio-receptors
- thermo-receptors
which receptors send messages to expiratory control centre
baro-receptors
what is the anticipatory rise of minute ventilation (stage 1) (2)
- increase in minute ventilation before start to exercise
- due to adrenaline released
what is the rapid rise in minute ventilation (stage 2) (2)
- rapid rise at start of exercise
- due to receptors recognising exercise has begun
what is slower increase/plateau of minute ventilation - sub-maximal activity - aerobic (stage 3) (2)
- minute ventilation reaches point where oxygen needed by working muscles = sufficient to meet demands of exercise intensity
- minute ventilation doesn’t need to increase or decrease - stays at constant level - steady state
what happens during continued but slower increase of minute ventilation - maximal exercise - anaerobic (stage 4) (3)
- minute ventilation gradually increases
- cannot sustain maximal exercise for long duration - reach point where body cannot provide enough oxygen to clear waste products (LA & CO2)
- this point called OBLA
what happens during rapid decrease in minute ventilation (stage 5) (3)
- when exercise stops
- receptors top sending messages to respiratory control centre
- respiratory muscles stop contracting with as much force & sternocleidomastoid & internal intercostals stop contracting completely
what happens during gradual decrease minute ventilation to pre-exercise state (stage 6)
gradual decrease of minute ventilation to return body to pre-exercise state
what is diffusion
movement of gasses across a membrane (one cell thick) from area high to low pressure
what is diffusion gradient
difference in pressures separated by membrane - different on one side to another
what does pressure diffuse from and to
high to low
what impartial pressure
gasses own pressure in an area