Which of the following is not included in the cardiovascular system?
A) lymph nodes
The atrioventricular valves are located between ____________ and _____________ to prevent backflow. The two valves are known ____________ and ____________ valves.
The atria and the ventricles
The bicuspid and tricuspid
The ______________ valves are located in the aorta and pulmonary artery and prevent backflow to the heart.
Semilunar
What is the primary function of the blood in the body?
Deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues of the body and remove carbon dioxide and waste products.
Which if the following in not a type of blood vessel?
C) neurons
What does blood pressure measure?
The force of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels.
What is considered normal and high blood pressure?
Normal 120/80
High 140/90
What is valsalva maneuver?
This technique is dangerous, why?
Holding breath while lifting to temporary increase power.
Increase blood pressure.
When does venous pooling occur?
It occurs when exercise is stopped abruptly.
Considered to be the "pacemaker" of the heart.
Sinoatrial (SA) node
What is target heart rate?
Resting heart rate?
Maximum heart rate?
Recovery heart rate?
Heart rate reserve?
Ideal heart rate intensity during exercise
Heart rate while at rest
Maximum # of beats per minute
Post effort drop heart rate
Max heart rate minus resting heart rate
Describe cardiac output.
Efficiency of the heart oxygen delivery to the body; total amount of blood the ventricles pump from the heart per minute; heart rate X stroke volume.
VO2 Max is the measurement of cardiac pulmonary fitness and maximal oxygen uptake during maximal effort of 2-5 minutes.
A) true
B) false
A) true
What does karvonen equation calculate and measure?
Target heart rate
RPE stands for
Rate perceived exertion
Long and even breathing is recommended while exercising.