Understanding EPOC and Oxygen Consumption

What does the acronym EPOC stand for?

• Extended Physical Oxygen Capacity

• Exercise Post-Exertion Oxygen Consumption

• Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption

• Excessive Physical Oxygen Consumption

What is the approximate oxygen consumption at rest for an adult human?

• 5.0 milliliters per minute per kilogram

• 2.5 milliliters per minute per kilogram

• 3.5 milliliters per minute per kilogram

• 4.5 milliliters per minute per kilogram

During exercise, what does the purple line on the graph represent?

• The oxygen debt

• The demand for oxygen

• The actual oxygen supply

• The oxygen deficit

What is the term used to describe the gap between oxygen supply and demand during exercise?

• Oxygen debt

• Oxygen surplus

• Oxygen deficit

• Oxygen balance

What is achieved when the body supplies sufficient oxygen to meet exercise demands?

• Oxygen debt

• Exercise homeostasis

• Oxygen surplus

• Anaerobic threshold

Why does the body continue to consume oxygen after exercise?

• To increase heart rate

• To pay back the oxygen debt

• To decrease body temperature

• To build muscle mass

What are the two components of EPOC?

• Initial and final components

• Primary and secondary components

• High and low components

• Fast and slow components

What is the primary focus of the fast component of EPOC?

• Increasing heart rate

• Replenishing ATP PC system

• Breaking down lactate

• Replenishing glycogen stores

What happens to lactate during the slow component of EPOC?

• It is stored in the muscles

• It is used to increase body temperature

• It is broken down and resynthesized into glycogen

• It is converted into fat

Where is glycogen predominantly stored after being resynthesized from lactate?

• In the heart

• In the blood

• In the liver

• In the muscles