THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Standard 4.0 Exercise Physiology
Topic A. Effects of Physical Activity on the Body
Indicator 1 Analyze the effect of moderate to vigorous physical activity o the body systems
Objevive a. Investigate the function of the respiratory system when the body is participating in physical activity
Grading: 28 total points

Directions (Part 1):

Use the word bank to complete the chart on the

respiratory system. Each word is used only once. (2 points each)

Cilia Exhalation Asthma
Carbon Dioxide Respiration Inhalation

Component Function

1.______ The waste gas produced when carbon is combined with oxygen as part of the body’s energy-making processes.

2.______ The exchange of oxygen from the environment for carbon dioxide from the body’s cells.

3.______ The process of taking air into the lungs.

4.______The process of breathing air out of the lungs.

5.______ Tiny hairs that protect the nasal passageways and other parts of the respiratory tract.

6.______ A long-term, inflammatory lung disease that causes airways to tighten and narrow when a person with the disease comes into contact with irritants.

Directions (Part 2):

Use the word bank to fill in the blanks. Each word is used only once. (2 points each)

Limited Long Often Faster

Fitness Plan Intensity Overload Efficiently

The Overload Principle, The Concept of Progression, and The Respiratory System.

Resource: Page 19 in the PE Student Handbook.

Once you have decided what exercise activity you will perform to improve your respiratory fitness, you need to decide how ______you will do it for, how ______and at what ______level. Just like building muscle, if you want to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness level you will need to apply the ______ principle. This principle simply states that, in order for your respiratory system (or any other exercise system, for that matter) to improve, you must subject it to demands that are greater than it is accustomed to. If you just go through the motions and your respiratory system is not subjected to overload you will experience very ______ training benefits.

So how do you ensure that you are achieving overload during cardiorespiratory training? The ______ your heart is beating and the faster your breathing is, the greater exercise intensity level is. You can improve your cardiorespiratory fitness by focusing on the concept of progression. Depending on your ______, you will adjust your increase of frequency, intensity, and time.

The respiratory system is directly related to how ______you exercise and your ability to sustain activity for longer periods of time.

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