Cardiovascular responses to exercise — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Blood flow (Q) is _____ proportional to the resistance of blood vessels

Answer: inversely

Flashcard 2: In response to exercise, there is _____ venous O2 content

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 3: Activation of 2 adrenergic receptors causes _____ systemic vascular resistance (SVR)

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 4: The rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle is called the _____

Answer: cardiac output

Flashcard 5: Ideally, blood flow in the cardiovascular system is _____, or streamlined

Answer: laminar

Flashcard 6: The velocity of shortening of cardiac muscle is maximal when afterload is _____

Answer: zero

Flashcard 7: What is the major factor determing autoregulation of blood flow to the resting skeletal muscle?_____

Answer: Sympathetic innervation

Flashcard 8: What kind of nerves carry inputs to the cerebellum?

Answer: climbing and mossy fibers

Flashcard 9: coordination of extremities

Answer: lateral cerebellum

Flashcard 10: Aδ type free nerve ending

Answer: myelinated, fast conduction

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