Explain 3 mechanisms that lead to an increased blood pressur

Explain 3 mechanisms that lead to an increased blood pressure during exercise. Your explanation should describe the step by step process that leads to the blood pressure increase for each mechanism.

Solution

Mechanisms that may lead to an increased blood pressure during exercise are the following:

During exercise the cardiac output increases in responses to the increased demand of oxygen from working muscles due to increased sympathetic tone leading to increased blood pressure.

Changes in the level of the neurohormone Angiotensin II, affects vascular and myocardial responses to exercise leading to changes in blood pressure.

Endothelial dysfunction and increased stiffness of large artery contributes to increased blood pressure during exercise (Darae Kim, 2016).