Cardiorespiratory health and rehabilitation is a multifaceted area underpinned by a variety of health practices ranging from medicine to exercise science. This subject focuses on the effects of exercise on the cardiorespiratory system in both health and disease. This subject explores the possibilities that exist in exercise prescription and monitoring in changing the well being of persons with cardiorespiratory pathology and of healthy individuals. An indepth study of the physiology of heart and lungs will be undertaken.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2022.
HD/FL
One session
School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences
Bachelor of Human Movement (Exercise Rehabilitation) students Bachelor of Exercise Science (Rehabilitation) students
- Cardiac function. - Acute and chronic adaptation to exercise. - Blood and determinants of flow. - Neural control of the heart. - Pulmonary ventilation and environmental influences. - Oxygen transport. - Neural control and input to the respiratory system. - Psychological aspects of cardiorespiratory disorders. - Cardiorespiratory pathology and exercise.
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