Exercising in Extreme Heat

Exercising in Excessive Heat

Multiple Choice

Metabolic activtiy can increase by .... times during activity

• 10-15

• 15-20

• 20-25

• 25-30

Multiple Choice

Without regulation, how often (minutes) can the body increase in temperature by 1°C ?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

Multiple Choice

What is the movement of heat along a solid gradient

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Evaporation

Multiple Choice

What is is the transfer of heat from one object to another

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Evaporation

Multiple Choice

A windy environment will make convection more effective.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Wearing increased amounts of clothing will do what to the effect of radiation?

• Decrease

• Increase

Multiple Select

Which are responses of the body to excessive heat (check all appropriate responses)

• Hyperthermia

• Hypothermia

• Hyperhydration

• Dehydration

Multiple Select

Which are symptoms of hyperthermia?

• Excessive sweating

• Headache

• Nausea

• Dizziness

• Hyperventilation

Multiple Choice

As the body temperature rises, metabolic activity rises, what impact will this have on body temperature?

• Rise further

• Decrease

• Plateau

Multiple Select

Which will decrease due to lower blood plasma levels?

• Cardiac Output

• Heart Rate

• Stroke Volume

Multiple Choice

What will happen to body temperature due to vasoconstriction?

• Increases

• Decreases

Multiple Choice

What will happen to the sweat production when exercising in heat?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Nothing

Multiple Choice

A training adaptation to exercising in the heat could be.....

• Decrease in blood plasma

• Increase in blood plasma

Multiple Choice

This will increase maximum cardiac output.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What will earlier onset of sweating mean for thermoregulation?

• It becomes less effective

• Nothing

• It becomes more effective

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