Physical Education A-Level
Affinity for oxygen
What Affinity for oxygen means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Affinity for oxygen
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Reference: AQA
A very high affinity means it loads oxygen readily even when the partial pressure of oxygen is low, as inside vigorously contracting muscle.
Topics that use Affinity for oxygen
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Antagonistic action of the two divisions
- Anticipatory rise
- Autonomic control of heart rate
- Baroreceptors
- Bohr shift during exercise
- Cardiac output
- Cardiac output and oxygen uptake
- Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise
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