Response To Excercise Flashcards
Why do you need more energy when I’m you exercise
Muscles contract more frequently
What happens to your breathing and heart when u exercise
Breathing rate and volume increases
Heart rate increase
Why does your heart rate increase during exercise
To get more oxygenated blood around the body quicker
Removes CO2
What does anaerobic respiration lead to
Oxygen debt
What is oxygen debt
The amount of extra oxygen your body needs to react with the lactic acid and remove it from the cells
Why do pulse and breathing rage stay high after exercise
BecUse there is still high levels of lactic acid and CO2
How else does the body cope with high levels of lactic acid
Blood transports the lactic acid to the liver and the lactic acid is converted back to glucose
Define metabolism
The sum of all the reactions that happen in the cell or the body
