Long Term Adaptations

Question 1

What is cardiac hypertrophy?

Answer 1

The muscular walls of the heart grow in size and strength.

Question 2

Fill in the blank about increased resting and exercising stroke volume:

As a result of there being more blood and a stronger _____, the volume of blood pumped through the heart each minute _________.

Answer 2

• heart
• increases

Question 3

Fill in the blank about a decrease in resting heart rate:
• Training will result in cardiac hypertrophy, as well as capillarisation and increased blood volume.
• In turn this means the heart does not need to beat as often each minute, when resting, to meet demands of _______ _____ (the heart is stronger so pumps the blood with more _____).

Answer 3

• staying alive
• force

Question 4

Fill in the blank about a reduction of blood pressure:
• As a result of training, the walls of the vessels increase their stability and structure, the _____ can increase in size, there is more ________ blood pumping through the body (less demand on the body) and weight loss contribute to a lowered blood pressure.

Answer 4

• lumen
• oxidated

Question 5

Fill in the blank about an increase in blood volume:
Having more ___________ allows for a greater volume of blood to be carried around the body, further increasing the carrying capacity of blood (to carry more 02, nutrients and waste products.

Answer 5

capillaries