Thrive in Human Physiology provides an initial introduction to human physiology. It then looks at control and co-ordination in terms of the nervous system and the endocrine system. It moves on to musculoskeletal physiology and movement, cardiovascular physiology, respiratory physiology, renal physiology, gastrointestinal physiology, reproductive physiology, and integrative physiology.
Chapter
Exercise Physiology
This chapter considers the effects of exercise on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. During exercise, blood flow is redistributed to active tissue from other systems, which may affect their function. Thus, exercise physiology involves studying the effect of exercise, with or without the addition of other stressors, on systems, organs, and tissues. Moreover, understanding the effects of exercise on physiological function can result in strategies to enhance adaptation to an exercise stimulus and lead to further improvements in function. The chapter cites the critical significance of the regulation of blood pH via the integrated response of buffering systems, the respiratory system, and the renal system to ensure normal physiological function.
Chapter
Exercise Physiology
This chapter considers the effects of exercise on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. During exercise, blood flow is redistributed to active tissue from other systems, which may affect their function. Thus, exercise physiology involves studying the effect of exercise, with or without the addition of other stressors, on systems, organs, and tissues. Moreover, understanding the effects of exercise on physiological function can result in strategies to enhance adaptation to an exercise stimulus and lead to further improvements in function. The chapter cites the critical significance of the regulation of blood pH via the integrated response of buffering systems, the respiratory system, and the renal system to ensure normal physiological function.
Chapter
Integrative physiology
This chapter demonstrates the integrative nature of physiological systems and the effect that certain applied examples have on these systems. It reviews examples on the effects of acute and chronic aerobic exercise on the cardiovascular system, the effect of nutrition on health, and the effect of ambient temperature and pressure on physiological systems. It also talks about how acute aerobic exercise can cause an increase in cardiac output due to increases in stroke volume and heart rate and can lead to increases in mean arterial pressure due to increases in cardiac output. The chapter cites the prevalence of obesity. This has significantly increased in recent times, with numerous health consequences that are associated with this disorder. It analyszes the regulation of appetite that involves psychological and physiological interactions.
