Soc 19 - Short Term Effects of Exercise

Question 1

Muscle fatigue

Answer 1

When your muscles get tired and weak due to lactate accumalation

Question 2

Cramp

Answer 2

Uncontrollable painful spazm of a muscle due to a build up of lactic acid in the muscle

Question 3

Stroke volume

Answer 3

Amount of blood ejected from your heart per beat

Question 4

Cardiac output

Answer 4

Amount of blood ejected from your heart per minute

Question 5

Short term effect of exercise on the muscles

Answer 5

• muscles begin to fatigue due to lactate accumalation due to anaerobic respiration (no oxygen being produced or used)
• muscles also begin to cramp

Question 6

Short term effects of exercise on the heart

Answer 6

• heart begins to beat faster
• stroke volume and cardiac output increases

Question 7

Short term effects of exercise on the respiratory system

Answer 7

• depth of breathing increases
• rate of your breathing increases

Question 8

3 things graphs enable us to do

Answer 8

• look at particular aspects of what is happening as an athlete exercises
• be able to make a quick visual comparison between athletes
• look in more detail at where changes or issues occur