Cardiovascular physiology in exercise and sport / Christopher Bell.

By: Bell, Christopher, 1941-2008Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2008Description: viii, 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type: 36 ISBN: 0443069654 (pbk.); 9780443069659 (pbk.)Subject(s): Cardiovascular system -- Physiology | Sports -- Physiological aspects | Exercise -- Physiological aspectsDDC classification: 612.1
Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction: the whole-body response to exercise -- Ch. 2. Cardiac activation -- Ch. 3. Cardiac output -- Ch. 4. Blood-pressure generation -- Ch. 5. Vascular system -- Ch. 6. Local regulation of vascular function -- Ch. 7. Central nervous system control of cardiovascular function -- Ch. 8. Pulmonary circulation -- Ch. 9. Circulatory limits to acute exercise -- Ch. 10. Adverse circulatory effects of exercise -- Ch. 11. Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic exercise -- Ch. 12. Effects of high altitude.
Review: "This book shows sport and exercise science students how the cardiovascular system responds and adapts to exercise and the associated environmental challenges. Current technical approaches to cardiovascular measurement in exercise are discussed, as well as how to measure the parameters of circulatory function."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction: the whole-body response to exercise -- Ch. 2. Cardiac activation -- Ch. 3. Cardiac output -- Ch. 4. Blood-pressure generation -- Ch. 5. Vascular system -- Ch. 6. Local regulation of vascular function -- Ch. 7. Central nervous system control of cardiovascular function -- Ch. 8. Pulmonary circulation -- Ch. 9. Circulatory limits to acute exercise -- Ch. 10. Adverse circulatory effects of exercise -- Ch. 11. Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic exercise -- Ch. 12. Effects of high altitude.

"This book shows sport and exercise science students how the cardiovascular system responds and adapts to exercise and the associated environmental challenges. Current technical approaches to cardiovascular measurement in exercise are discussed, as well as how to measure the parameters of circulatory function."--BOOK JACKET.

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