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1. Work, Power and Efficiency a. Terminology in Exercise Physiology
b. Operating of cycling and running ergometers; c. Direct and indirect
calorimetry; d. Evaluation of energy consumption. 2. Energy and metabolism a.
Thermodynamics; b. Homeostasis and regulation; c. Biological control systems; d.
Energy reserves in human body; e. Energy sources for the selected exercise and
its duration. 3. Hormonal response during exercise a. Effect of hormones on
glycogen consumption; b. Permissive and slow-acting hormones; c. Hormones during
and after exercise / sport activities; d. Interaction between hormones and
substrates; 4. Acid–base equilibrium in human body 5. Temperature regulation a.
The role of hypothalamus during and after exercise / sports activity; b.
Thermoregulation in a cold environment; c. Thermoregulation in a warm
environment; d. Mechanisms for releasing heat in the body. 6. Immune system a.
Adaptive and innate immune response; b. Acute inflammation; c. The effect of
exercise on the immune response. 7. Physical performance laboratory tests a.
Mechanical and metabolic efficacy; b. Measurement procedures for evaluation of
aerobic capacity / power; c. Measurement procedures for evaluation of anaerobic
capacity / power; d. Determination of exercise intensity based on gas-exchange
analysis; 8. Nervous system and skeletal muscle a. Histology of exercise-induced
muscle damage; b. Adaptations to strength and endurance training; c. The role of
satellite cells in muscular hypertrophy; d. Regeneration 9. Regeneration of
energy substrates and skeletal muscle a. Skeletal muscle regeneration b. ATP
regeneration c. Glycogen re-synthesis d. Creatine phosphate re-synthesis 10.
Cardio-respiratory aspects of exercise a. Interaction between cardiac flow,
peripheral resistance and arterial blood pressure; b. Venous and arterial blood
system during exercise / sports activity; c. Blood supply to the heart; d. Gas
exchange between the organism and the environment; e. Respiratory control during
rest and effort. 11. Physiological aspects of adaptations to exercise a.
Principles of overload, specificity, individuality and reversibility; b.
Adaptations to anaerobic training; c. Adaptations to aerobic training; d.
Arteriovenous difference at different loads; e. Athlete’s heart 12.
Physiological factors for achievements in sport a. Limiting factors in different
sport disciplines in achieving top results.