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Cardiovascular Control During Exercise
Cardiovascular Control During Exercise
During Exercise
Cardiovascular
Functions
Delivery
• Oxygen and nutrients
Removal
• CO2 and metabolic wastes
Transport
• hormones
Maintenance
• Body temperature
• Fluid leves and pH
Prevention
• infection
The Heart
Blood flow through the heart
(fig 8.1)
The myocardium
• interconnected cardiac muscle
• hypertrophy of left ventrical
Redistribution of Venous
Blood
• 64% of blood pools in the veins
waiting for the need.
Blood pressure
• systolic / diastolic
– Measured sitting and supine/prone
• control: weight loss, diet, exercise,
med’s
• Hypertension: 140 / 100
• Hypotension: 100 / 60
The Blood
Functions
• Transportation of nutrients, hormones,
etc.
• Temperature regulation
• Maintain (pH) balance
Blood volume and composition
• Men 5 - 6 L, Women 4 - 5 L
• composition (fig 8.8)
– 55% plasma
• 90% water
– 45% hematocrit
• red blood cells: transport
oxygen primarily bound to their
hemoglobin (iron).
• White blood cells
• platelets
The Blood