Chronic Adaptations

6. Endurance athletes will have a lower rate of this.
7. The amount of air in the lungs at the end of a maximal inspiration.
8. Aerobic training does not affect this at maximal exercise.
9. An increase in blood volume is associated with greater amounts of this, not an increase in the specific concentration
11. Are the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
12. Usually takes weeks to achieve an increase in this.
13. An increase in tidal volume and breathing frequency leads to an increase in this.

1. Assists in delivering oxygen across the cell membrane to the Mitochondria, where it is used in the process of energy production.
2. Converts glucose into glycogen.
3. During submaximal exercise, this remains unchanged due to the increase in stroke volume and a decrease in heart rate.
4. Aerobic training provides the greatest change in its capacity.
5. An increase in this is apparent at both rest and during exercise.
10. Increases in size, number and surface area, enhancing the capacity of the muscle to produce energy (ATP) aerobically.