Anatomy and physiology of cardiovascular system – Exercise physiology

Syllabus

1. Anatomy of cardiovascular system
2. Anatomy of respiratory system/Functional anatomy of muscle skeletal system
3. Physiology of cardiovascular system
4. Pathophysiology of cardiovascular system
5. Physiology of respiratory system
6. Exercise biochemistry
7. Cardiovascular response during short-term and long-term, light to moderate submaximal aerobic exercise.
8. Cardiovascular response for the major cardiovascular variables during incremental aerobic exercise to maximum.
9. Cardiovascular response during dynamic resistance and static exercise.
10. Similarities and differences between the sexes in the cardiovascular response to the various classifications of exercise.
11. Similarities and differences between young and middle-aged adults in the cardiovascular response to the various classifications of exercise.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following:

• Acquiring the basic knowledge of the anatomy of cardiovascular system
• Understanding the basic principles of cardiovascular physiology
• Acquiring the basic background of cardiovascular pathophysiology
• Understanding the major cardiovascular variables during short-term, light to moderate submaximal aerobic exercise.
• Understanding of response for the major cardiovascular variables during long-term, moderate to heavy submaximal aerobic exercise.
• Understanding of the pattern of response for the major cardiovascular variables during incremental aerobic exercise to maximum.
• Understanding of of response for the major cardiovascular variables during dynamic resistance exercise.
• Understanding of of response for the major cardiovascular variables during static exercise.
• Compare and contrast the response of the major cardiovascular variables to short-term, light to moderate submaximal aerobic exercise; incremental aerobic exercise to maximum; dynamic resistance exercise; and static exercise.
• Understanding the similarities and differences between the sexes in the cardiovascular response to the various classifications of exercise.
• Understanding the similarities and differences between young and middle-aged adults in the cardiovascular response to the various classifications of exercise.

Recommended Bibliography

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4. Moran S. Saghiv and Michael S. Sagiv. Basic Exercise Physiology: Clinical and Laboratory Perspectives. Aug 26, 2020
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