Biology 105
Biology of Exercise
Spring 2003

 

Changes in blood flow during moderate exercise

Resting
Resting
 
Moderate Exercise
Moderate Exercise
Tissue
Percent cardiac output
Absolute flow (ml/min)
 
Percent cardiac output
Absolute flow (ml/min)
digestive tract, liver 27% 1350 ml/min 4.8% 600
kidneys 20% 1000 4.4% 550
skin 9% 450 13.6% 1700
brain 13% 650 5.2% 650
skeletal muscle 15% 750 64% 8000
bone 13% 650 3.6% 450
heart 3% 150 4.4% 550
total 100% 5000 ml/min 100% 12,500 ml/min

adapted from Sherwood, Human physiology, 1999, p. 317

Cardiac output during heavy exercise
  Heart rate (bpm) Stroke Volume (ml) Cardiac output
Rest 60 83 5000 ml/min
Heavy Exercise 200 160 32,000 ml/min

Oxygen delivery during exercise

 

Cardiac output

(m/minl)

O2 delivered per 100 ml blood

(ml O2 / 100 ml)

Total oxygen delivery (VO2)

(ml O2 / min)

Total oxygen delivery for a 70 kg person

(ml O2 / min / kg body wt)

Rest 5000 5 250 ml 3.5
Heavy Exercise 32,000 15 4800 ml 68 (This is VO2max)

 

 


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