CEBI 0915 - Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology

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Brown University

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How does an Olympic sprinter run 200 meters in 20 seconds, an elite cyclist ride at 30 miles per hour for over 4 hours or a marathoner run 26 miles in just over 2 hours? The science of exercise physiology examines these questions and others related to how the body's organ systems allow for humans to attain high levels of performance. From the heart, which must pump as much as 20 liters of blood per minute, enough to fill an average bath tub in a half hour, to the lungs, which must be ventilated with 4 times this volume of air, the organ systems of the body integrate their function to mobilize and deliver enough fuel and oxygen to maintain exercising muscle. Just as a real fire consumes oxygen and fuel, exercising muscles produce large amounts of heat, carbon dioxide and other waste products, which need to be efficiently disposed of to maintain optimal performance. Complete integration of the body's organ system is necessary for these processes to occur. This course in exercise physiology will provide a glimpse into how the human body functions during exercise. Through a combination of lectures and laboratory exercises, we intend to provide an integrative approach to understanding these processes from the tissue level up to the whole body. We will examine the basic concept of chemical energy and how it is maintained in exercising muscle through the coordination of the cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels), respiratory (lungs and diaphragm), nervous (brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves) and endocrine systems (glands and hormones). The first half of each meeting period will be a lecture followed by an activity that reinforces the material just presented during which students will be exposed to some anatomy and histology as well as some of the techniques used to examine exercise performance, including spirometry and electrocardiography"

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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