Question

1. Which cardiorespiratory parameters change during the transition from rest to exercise, andwhich of these can exhibit plasticity due to aerobic training? In your answer, you should include terms and processes such as gas transport cascade, VO2,ventilation, tidal volume, total pulmonary ventilation, alveolar ventilation, dead space, PAO2,diffusion, hemoglobin, Hb-O2 dissociation curve, Hb-O2 affinity, hematocrit, blood oxygencarrying capacity, cardiac output, heart rate, pacemaker cells, SA node, funny channels, stroke volume, Frank-Starling mechanism, contractility, cardiac hypertrophy, preload, afterload, totalperipheral resistance, and arteriovenous O2 difference.