The pulmonary physiology of exercise

Adv Physiol Educ. 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.1152/advan.00067.2023. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe pulmonary system is the first and last 'line of defense' in terms of maintaining blood gas homeostasis during exercise. Our review provides the reader with an overview of how the pulmonary system responds to acute exercise. We undertook this endeavor to provide a companion article to "Cardiovascular Response to Exercise" which is published in Advances in Physiological Education. Together, these articles provide the readers with a solid foundation of the cardiopulmonary response to acute exercise in healthy individuals. The intended audience of this review are upper level undergraduate or graduate students and/or instructors for such classes. By intention, we intend this to be used as an education resource and sought to provide illustrative examples to reinforce topics as well as highlighting uncertainty to encourage the reader to think 'beyond the textbook'. Our treatment of the topic presents 'classic' concepts along with new information on the pulmonary physiology of healthy ageing.PMID:38205515 | DOI:10.1152/advan.00067.2023
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