Describe how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems operate together in order to deliver this oxygen to the muscle and explain the fate of oxygen once inside the muscle cell?

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Below is the essay question

VO2 max can be defined as the highest volume of oxygen inspired and used at the cellular level during maximal effort. Describe how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems operate together in order to deliver this oxygen to the muscle and explain the fate of oxygen once inside the muscle cell

This is the essay plan
Introduction
The introduction will outline the several subjects which will lead into my academic story about VO2 max, and how it can be defined as the highest volume of oxygen inspired during maximal effort of activity. Describe how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems operate together in order to deliver this oxygen to the muscle and explain the fate of oxygen once inside the muscle cell?
The question of the assignment will be mentioned
Introduce /What is the cardiovascular system
Say what the cardiovascular is made up of
Why is it important that oxygen is supplied to our body cells
Clarify what is the respiratory system and what it does
What happens when oxygen is in the body and what it does to the cells
Merge oxygen and vo2 add in what vo2 means and why we should know about vo2
Link introduction to main body
Main body
The main body will make up the majority of the word count as it will consist of several paragraphs and I will use evidence from research which will be able to support the points I make. I will go into clear detail of each subject that is in the main body and I will back it up with evidence to support the statements I make.
Components of the cardio vascular system, heart, blood vessels, capillaries, veins, blood, arteries.
How the cardiovascular and respiratory system work together
Cardiac cycle ( what is it)
The exchange of gas in the lung
vo2 max is important to endurance athletes explain why
what is the skeletal muscle
Briefly describe what is skeletal mitochondria
Define the key roles of the mitochondria
Define how oxygen travels from the capillary to the alveoli (what happens to the oxygen during this process)
Functions of the heart
How the circulatory system operates
What happens when oxygen enters the muscle cell
During the capillary level the gaseous exchange and blood pressure
Conclusion
The conclusion will be based on the evidence I am able to gather and a summary of all the points I made in the essay which will be linked to essay title.
With the points I have made which I have backed up with evidence I will state a conclusion
Highlight the key features of the essay (what happens when oxygen is in the muscles)

Below this is the key references that are needed for the essay

Essential

McConnell, T. H and Hull, K.L. (2011). Human Form, Human Function: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (supplied by UEL and loaded on tablet)

Pears, R. Shields, G (2008) Cite them right (8th Ed.) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Recommended

McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I. and Katch, V.L. (2010). Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance (6th Ed). Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.

Potteiger JA (2010) ACSMs Introduction to Exercise Science, Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Ratamess N (2012) ACSMs Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning, Indianapolis, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Stanfield CL (2011) Principles of Human Physiology (4th Ed), San Francisco, Pearson

Tortora, G.J. and Reynolds-Grabowski, S. (2006). The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology (7th Ed). John Wiley and Sons.

Wilmore, J. and Costill, D. (2005). Physiology of Sport and Exercise (3rd Ed). Champaign: Human Kinetics