Exercise Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is used in exercise?
Glycogen
Exercise increases ________?
Heart rate
Se glucose from food is stored as what?
Glycogen
Where is glycogen mainly stored?
Liver, but ever muscle has there own store
When is anaerobic respiration used?
When there is not enough oxygen
“Anaerobic” just means what?
“Without oxygen” it’s the incomplete breakdown of glucose, with produces lactic acid
What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration?
Glucose->energy+lactic acid
Why isn’t anaerobic respiration the best way to convert glucose into energy?
Because lactic acid builds up in muscles (which gets painful) and can cause muscle fatigue
What is muscle fatigue?
The muscles get tired and stop contracting efficiently
What is an advantage to anaerobic respiration?
You can keep using your muscles for a while longer
Anaerobic respiration leads to an ____________?
Oxygen dept
When do you get an oxygen dept?
After resorting to anaerobic respiration
What is oxygen dept?
When you have to “repay” the oxygen that you didn’t get to your muscles in time because your lungs, heart and blood couldn’t keep up with the demand earlier on