Effects of Exercise on Wellbeing

What is the immediate effect of exercise on heart rate?

• Decrease in heart rate

• Increase in heart rate

• No change in heart rate

• Heart rate becomes irregular

Which of the following is a short-term response of the respiratory system to exercise?

• Decrease in breathing rate

• Increase in breathing rate

• No change in breathing rate

• Breathing becomes shallower

During exercise, what happens to the blood flow to the muscles?

• Blood flow decreases

• Blood flow increases

• Blood flow remains constant

• Blood flow is redirected to the skin

What is the effect of exercise on body temperature in the short term?

• Decrease in body temperature

• Increase in body temperature

• No change in body temperature

• Body temperature becomes unstable

How does exercise affect the production of lactic acid in muscles?

• Decreases lactic acid production

• Increases lactic acid production

• No effect on lactic acid production

• Converts lactic acid to glucose

What happens to the stroke volume of the heart during exercise?

• Stroke volume decreases

• Stroke volume increases

• Stroke volume remains the same

• Stroke volume becomes erratic

Which of the following is a short-term effect of exercise on blood pressure?

• Blood pressure decreases

• Blood pressure increases

• Blood pressure remains unchanged

• Blood pressure becomes unpredictable

What is the immediate effect of exercise on the oxygen uptake by the body?

• Decrease in oxygen uptake

• Increase in oxygen uptake

• No change in oxygen uptake

• Oxygen uptake becomes erratic

How does exercise affect the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood in the short term?

• Decreases carbon dioxide levels

• Increases carbon dioxide levels

• No change in carbon dioxide levels

• Carbon dioxide levels become unstable

What happens to the rate of sweating during exercise?

• Sweating rate decreases

• Sweating rate increases

• Sweating rate remains constant

• Sweating stops completely