(HHS 344) Physiology of Exercise
The study of the functions of the human body during various acute and chronic exercise conditions.
| Credit Hours | 3.0 Lecture |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | None |
| Offered | Fall, Winter |
| Programs | Health and Human Science (BS), Health and Human Science Education (BS) |
Course Outcomes
The learner will demonstrate the ability to explain the physiological functions or application of the following:
- Structure and function of exercising muscle.
- Fuel for exercise: Bioenergetics and muscle metabolism.
- Neural control of exercising muscle.
- Hormonal control during exercise.
- Energy expenditure and fatigue.
- The cardiovascular system and its control.
- The respiratory system and its regulation.
- Cardiorespiratory responses to acute exercise.