HSC 232 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Exercise Physiology, Circulatory System, Metabolic Waste
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Exercise physiology is the study of how the body systems react to the stress of exercise. The effects of exercise on various systems of the body, including the cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems. Exercise physiology is a branch of physiology that deals with the study of how the body responds and adapts to the stress of exercise. Exercise physiologists are interested not only in the immediate effects of exercise (acute) but also in the long-term (chronic) effects on the body. Cardiovascular exercise physiology, a subdiscipline of exercise physiology, examines how oxygen and nutrients are transported through the cardiovascular system into the working muscle during exercise. Consists of the heart and blood vessels. The primary purpose of the cardiovascular system is to deliver nutrients and remove metabolic waste products from the tissue. The cardiovascular system performs the specific function.
