How does exercise immediately affect the circulatory system?

How does exercise immediately affect the respiratory system?

Vital Signs

• Measurements used to check an individual’s health

• Heart Rate• Breathing Rate• Temperature• Blood Pressure

Heart Rate

• # of heart beats per minute

• Stethoscope• Pulse– palpatations felt by

fingers where an artery is compressed against a bone

Breathing Rate

• # of breaths per minute• Lung Capacity– Spirometer– Tidal Capacity• Amount of air you

inspire/expire normally

– Vital Capacity• Amount of air you can

forcefully inspire/expire

Temperature

Blood Pressure• Systolic (maxiumum)• Diastolic (miniumum)• Depends on

resistance to flow

How does exercise immediately affect the circulatory system?

How does exercise immediately affect the respiratory system?