KINESIOL 3U03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sinoatrial Node, Thermoregulation, Aorta

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The aging cardiovascular system: components of the cardiovascular system. Hr x sv = co (volume of blood pumped per beat/per min) *arterial oxygen @ rest = 20ml/100ml of blood. @ exercise = 5ml/100ml: structural changes to heart with age. Increase in left ventricle wall thickness (30% increase: increase in systolic blood pressure (pressure overload, heart has to work harder, increase in end diastolic volume (volume overload) *connective tissue infiltrates heart with age it"s not contractile so it doesn"t help heart beat, just adds to thickness. i. e. thickness doesn"t mean stronger. Increase in thickness of aorta and arterial tree (adds to systolic pressure) Decrease in vasodilatory capacity of arterioles (contributes to pressure overload: functional changes to heart with age. Maximal: decreases around 6. 3% per decade and occurs regardless of fitness. Decrease in sensitivity to beta-adrenergic (catecholamine) stimulation in. Morphological and electrophysical changes in sa node (less efficient at.

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