Respiratory ventilation during muscular contraction in man.
Brief contraction of arm muscles affects respiratory ventilation either by increasing respiratory frequency or by increasing the instantaneous flow. Both these changes occur at a time subsequent to muscle contraction and can be attributed to a reflex mechanism originating from the muscles.
D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012119:Respiration; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests