Physical Education A-Level
Cardiovascular variables
What Cardiovascular variables means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cardiovascular variables
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Heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, blood pressure and A-VO₂ diff, which may rise by different amounts and at different speeds from person to person.
Topics that use Cardiovascular variables
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Affinity for oxygen
- 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
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