Neural Regulation of Cardiovascular Response to Exercise: Role of Central Command and Peripheral Afferents

Figure 1

Cardiovascular adjustments during dynamic exercise. Impulses from motor cortex, contracting muscle, baroreceptors, and chemoreceptors converge on the cardiovascular control areas situated in the medulla. These controlling centers operate an integration and modulate the cardiovascular status on the basis of motor strategy, metabolic and mechanic conditions of exercising muscle, blood pressure values, and arterial gas concentration.