ep - long term adaptations

Question 1

what are the 8 long term adaptations to the cardiovasular system from exercise

Answer 1

• bradycardia
• cardiac hypertrophy
• increased stroke volume
• increased cardiac output
• increased RBC and haemoglobin
• increased lactate threshold
• improved vasomotor control
• decreased risk of hypertension, CHD and atherosclerosis

Question 2

what is bradycardia

Answer 2

low resting heart rate

Question 3

8 long term adaptations on the musculoskeletal system from exercise

Answer 3

• increased capillarisation
• increased oxygen diffusion rate
• increased myoglobin
• increased mitochondria
• hypertrophy of type 1 and 11a fibres
• increased calcium deposits and bone strengths
• increased synovial fluid reducing joint friction

Question 4

what is capillarisation

Answer 4

forming of new capillaries

Question 5

5 long term adaptations on respitory system from exercise

Answer 5

• increased vital capacity
• increased capilliarisation
• increased pulmonary diffusion
• increase strength of respitory muscles
• increased VO2 max

Question 6

5 long term adaptations on performance gains from exercise

Answer 6

• increased anaerobic thresholds, conservation of glycogen stores
• decreased recovery times
• faster lactate removal, replenishment of PC and glycogen stores
• faster re-saturation of haemoglobin
• exercise for longer at higher intensity