Exercise Physiology and Cardiopulmonary System (EP 553)

This course is one of the essential courses of the Movement Sciences Master program. The course help students to understand the physiological responses and adaptation of cardiovascular and respiratory system to physical exercise, training and detraining. the course focus on some important mechanism involved in human responses and adaptation to physical stress and training so that students become familiar with the relevant literature to the course topics. Additionally, this course improves students skills in critical thinking, reading and evaluating issues related to exercise physiology especially in cardiopulmonary system.

Learning topics Include:
Respiratory mechanics, pulmonary gas exchange during exercise, ventilatory control during exercise, pulmonary diffusion, gas transport, lung as a buffering system, ventilatory limitation in exercise, hyperbaric physiology, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac cycle, cardiovascular control during exercise, cardiac output and stroke volume during rest and exercise, ejection fraction, venous return, pre-load and after-load, blood flow during exercise, VO2 max, O2 pulse, coronary circulation, blood volume, myocardial adaptation to training, sudden cardiac death during exercise, and physiological effects of detraining