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The Cardiovascular System
Learning Objectives
 Understand the interaction between cardiovascular and respiratory
systems
 Identify/describe internal and external structures of the heart (cardiac
cycle/conduction system)
 Describe/explain the events during the cardiac cycle directly linked to the
conduction system of the heart
 Definitions/resting values for heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
 Describe/explain changes in heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
during sub-maximal and maximal activity
 Explain how changes in heart rate are regulated by neural, hormonal and
intrinsic factors during exercise
 Investigate, measure and graphically represent heart rate response to
varying intensities of workload and during recovery
What do we understand by the term ‘aerobic’?
What types of activities are done aerobically?
What do we understand by the term ‘anaerobic’?
What types of activities are done anaerobically?
Why do we need an understanding of the structure and function of the
cardiovascular and respiratory systems?
What is the role of:

The respiratory system

The heart

The vascular system