Chapter 1 Introduction the whole-body response to exercise After reading this chapter, you should: • appreciate that absolute work capacity is ultimately limited by cardiovascular performance • understand the overall cardiovascular changes that occur during exercise • be ready to track the mechanisms that underlie these changes through the succeeding chapters. The basic pattern of cardiovascular response to acute exercise is straightforward. It is centred on the principle that the cardiovascular system fulfils three primary functions: to deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells of the body’s tissues, to remove metabolites from the same sites and to regulate heat exchange between body and environment so as to maintain a stable core temperature. It is self-evident that increased metabolic activity in skeletal muscles must require increased local blood flow and that this metabolic activity must produce heat that needs to be dissipated. Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Adverse circulatory effects of exercise Chapter questions Cardiac output Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic exercise Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: Cardiovascular Physiology in Exercise and Sport Jun 11, 2016 | Posted by admin in CARDIOLOGY | Comments Off on Introduction: the whole-body response to exercise Full access? Get Clinical Tree
Chapter 1 Introduction the whole-body response to exercise After reading this chapter, you should: • appreciate that absolute work capacity is ultimately limited by cardiovascular performance • understand the overall cardiovascular changes that occur during exercise • be ready to track the mechanisms that underlie these changes through the succeeding chapters. The basic pattern of cardiovascular response to acute exercise is straightforward. It is centred on the principle that the cardiovascular system fulfils three primary functions: to deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells of the body’s tissues, to remove metabolites from the same sites and to regulate heat exchange between body and environment so as to maintain a stable core temperature. It is self-evident that increased metabolic activity in skeletal muscles must require increased local blood flow and that this metabolic activity must produce heat that needs to be dissipated. Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Adverse circulatory effects of exercise Chapter questions Cardiac output Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic exercise Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join
