Physical Education A-Level
Anticipatory rise
What Anticipatory rise means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Anticipatory rise
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The increase in heart rate, and therefore cardiac output, that occurs before physical activity begins, triggered by the anticipation of exercise.
Topics that use Anticipatory rise
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Affinity for oxygen
- Antagonistic action of the two divisions
- 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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