Exercise Testing and Prescription — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Iso_____ exercise increases the after load of the heart

Answer: metric

Flashcard 2: The increase in heart rate and ventilation at the onset of exercise is an example of a _____ control mechanism.

Answer: Feedforward

Extra: Feedforward (anticipatory) control allows the body to prepare for exercise before feedback from chemoreceptors or mechanoreceptors is even received. This is mediated by 'central command' from the motor cortex.

Flashcard 3: During exercise, O2 consumption and CO2 formation _____

Answer: increase (remain same/increase)

Flashcard 4: During the early stages of exercise, cardiac output is maintained by increased _____ and stroke volume

Answer: heart rate

Flashcard 5: McArdle index is the _____ rate

Answer: sweat

Extra: McArdle's Index is also known as the **Predicted 4-hour Sweat Rate (P4SR)**. It is an index used to assess environmental heat stress.

Flashcard 6: f19bbc4344d44f18b5dc20ff1137c063-ao-

Answer: kcal energy requirements per day

Extra: 

Flashcard 7: _____ circulation initially decreases but later increases during exercise

Answer: Cutaneous

Flashcard 8: There is a sharp _____ in the diastolic blood pressure in isometric exercise.

Answer: rise

Flashcard 9: _____ and muscular* circulation increases during exercise.

Answer: Coronary