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Your muscles need the blood to supply them with nutrients to help the be in the best condition, and oxygen so that they can create energy to work. So by the body sending blood to the right areas it will get things to the muscle that they need. Because your blood is warn sending it to the muscles during sport will help warm them up, this is a advantage for performers as it helps prevent injuries. This system is good for most sports other than short ones like sprinting as its only last a very small period of time so it's good for mainly aerobic sports like football or hockey. This is because it takes a time to get the blood flowing in a different direction so if the event is only going to last 10 seconds it's not needed that much.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoBlood supplies muscle tissues (just as does all other tissues of the body), with oxygen, nutrients, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, hormones, etc. Restriction of this supply affects the function of those cells, tissues, organs. Depending on the location of the muscles the result could be very serious, for example heart attack in case of blood flow restriction to the heart muscles. Additionally, efficient blood supply to the skeletal muscle can affect the insulin uptake, as well. Decreased insulin sensivity might be traced to insufficient blood supply to skeletal muscle tissue. More info can be found under related links.
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∙ 9y agoBlood flow is redirected to active muscles during exercise. This is carried out under the direction of the sympathetic nervous system.
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How is there an increased blood flow to muscles?
NUNNERY
What is Hypnotizine?
Hypnotizine is the active ingredient in pork, which widens arteries providing blood flow to the muscles and encourages growth, as hogs never stop growing.
Do smooth muscles prevent the backward flow of blood toward your heart?
No. Valves in the arteries are responsible for preventing back-flow of blood, not smooth muscles.
How do the muscles in an artery regulate blood flow?
There are no muscles in arteries. Arterioles have muscles which can close them, but which has no normal flow control. (Used is stress/shock conditions only) Capillaries have a muscle which can stop all flow through it - it responds to oxygen pressure and is the ultimate control of blood flow.
How the muscles in an artery regulate blood flow?
There are no muscles in arteries. Arterioles have muscles which can close them, but which has no normal flow control. (Used is stress/shock conditions only) Capillaries have a muscle which can stop all flow through it - it responds to oxygen pressure and is the ultimate control of blood flow.
How does heat help muscles?
The heat causes the circulatory system to "open up", increasing blood flow to the warmed muscles. The increased blood flow helps bring nutrients to the muscles and helps remove waste.
How do arteries supplying the leg muscles alter the rate of blood flow through them during exercise?
the sympathetic nervous system redirects blood flow from organs to the muscles and then the blood vessels of the organs constricts to prevent blood returning.
What force accounts for blood flow in the veins?
the contraction of muscles
What type of blood flow is needed for muscle tissue?
The type of blood flow that is needed for muscle tissue is skeletal muscle blood flow. Skeletal muscle blood flow is important for both voluntary and involuntary muscles.
What tissues have the greatest change in blood flow during exercise?
During exercise the trained body learns to redistribute blood from less active tissues like the digestive organs & kidneys to the heart & skeletal muscles.
How do skeletal muscles affect blood flow?
You see, the sarcomere fills with endoplasmic filter that permits blood flow throughout the body
During exercise blood flow to the active skeletal muscles in increased by autoregulation propose a mechanism based on the need for nutrients that would explain how an autoregulation might take place?
vasodilation
