Chapter 5 Flashcards

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What calculates energy expenditure from the ratio of CO2 produced to O2 consumed

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Indirect calorimetry

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What measures the body’s heat production to estimate energy expenditure

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Direct calorimetry

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What is the rate of O2 and CO2 exchanged in the lungs=rate of use and release by the body tissues

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Oxygen consumption (VO2)

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What method is used to measure oxygen consumption (VO2)

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Indirect calorimetry

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What is the single best measurement of cardiorespiratory endurance and aerobic fitness

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VO2 max

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The higher the ________, the higher the fitness level

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VO2 max

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What is VO2

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The volume of oxygen consumed per minute

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What is VCO2

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The volume of carbon dioxide produced per minute

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What are the three gases that make up inspired air

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Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen

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Oxygen:
Carbon dioxide:
Nitrogen:

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  1. 93
  2. 04
  3. 03
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What is a mathematical formula formula that allows us to calculate VI from VE because nitrogen concentration remain constant

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The Haldane transformation

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In what is the ratio between CO2 released (VCO2) and oxygen consumed (VO2)

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respiratory exchange rate (RER)

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RER= ____/_____

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VCO2/ VO2

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RER provides us data that reveals what primary ________ our body is using for energy production

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Substrate

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The RER value at rest is usually what

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.80

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RER oxidation of fat is what

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.70

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RER oxidation of carbohydrate is what

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1.0

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RMR is the minimum amount of energy required by the body to sustain basic _______ function

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Cellular

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Depending on the individual, RMR ranges from __________kcal/day

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1100 to 2500

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When activity is added, RMR’s daily caloric expenditure is __________ kcal/day or higher

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1700-3100

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What factors affect RMR

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Age
Body temperature 
Psychological stress
Hormone 
Injury
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RMR gradually decreases with what

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RMR increases with increasing what

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What hormones increase RMR

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Thyroxine and epinephrine

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When the body is healing from an injury RMR _______
Increases
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During exercise at a constant power output (work rate) VO2 increases from it's resting value to a steady state value within __ to ___ minutes
2 to 3
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Metabolic rate during sub maximal exercise, increases in metabolism and VO2 are ______ with increases in work rate (exercise intensity)
Proportional
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VO2 max is the maximal capacity for _____ consumption by the body during _____ exertion
Oxygen | Maximal
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VO2 max is expressed relative to what
Body weight
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What are the highest VO2 max values for male and female
Male: 94 Female: 77
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VO2 max declines after what ages
25-30 1% per year
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What is the difference between the O2 required for a given exercise intensity and the actual O2 consumption
Oxygen deficit
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In anaerobic capacity there is ___ ______ acceptance method to determine ones ______ anaerobic capacity
No clear | True
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Anaerobic capacity can only be _______
Estimated
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What's is the anaerobic effort estimated by the elevated O2 consumption after an exercise bout had ended
Excess post exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)
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A factor responsible for EPOC is rebuilding depleted ______ supplies
ATP/PCr
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What is the point at which blood lactate begins to accumulate (exceeding lactate clearance) during intense exercise
Lactate threshold
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The lactate threshold denotes a shift in energy systems from ______ to _______
O2 | Anaerobic
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Lactate threshold is expressed as a ____ of VO2 max
%
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In lactate threshold H+ accumulation contributes to ______ (the ______)
Fatigue | Wall
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What is one of the best determinants of an athletes pace in endurance events
Lactate threshold
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Untrained people have LT around __% to ___% of their VO2 max
50 | 60
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Elite athletes may not reach LT until around ___% to ____% VO2 max
70 | 80
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What are the characteristics of successful endurance athletes
1. High VO2 max 2. Lactate threshold 3. Economy of effort 4. High % of type 1 fibers
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Causes of fatigue: | 1. _______ depletion. (Diet)
Energy
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Causes of fatigue: | 2. Accumulation of ____ which decreases_____
H+ | pH
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Causes of fatigue: | 3. Failure of the muscle fibers _______ mechanism
Contractile
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Causes of fatigue: | 4. Muscle fiber _____
Type
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Causes of fatigue: | 5: alterations in the _______ system
Nervous
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Causes of fatigue: | 6. ______ level
Fitness
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Cells buffer H+ as lactate with bicarbonate to keep cell pH between _____ (at exhaustion) and _______
6. 4 | 7. 1
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Intercellular pH lower than 6.9, however, slows ______ and _____ production
Glycolysis | ATP
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When pH reaches 6.6 to 6.4, H+ levels ____ glycolysis and the result is ______
Inhibit | Exhaustion
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The primary cause of fatigue during maximal, all out exercise lasting more than 30 seconds is ___ _____ ______
Low muscle pH