Homeostasis Experiment

Introduction There are many different ways and experiments that can be done to determine how homeostasis can affect the body. Our bodies are forever changing to adjust to our environment. The past few weeks our group has been conducting an experiment on homeostasis and how it effects the body in different situations. Homeostasis refers to the body's ability to physiologically regulate its inner environment to ensure its stability in response to fluctuations in the outside environment and the weather; an inability to maintain homeostasis may lead to death or a disease, a condition known as homeostatic imbalance (Saylor.org). Homeostasis plays a huge role in humans and how their bodies react to different environments, and also plays …show more content…
Participants were asked to do 25 jumping jacks at a steady pace. We tested the participants’ heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse not only after they engaged in the jumping jacks, but before as well. We also checked the person’s heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse after they had enough time to rest. The purpose of this experiment was to grasp how physical activity, such as 25 jumping jacks would affect human homeostasis. “Exercise causes many homeostatic factors to kick in, in an effort to maintain internal homeostasis. How exercise affects some of these homeostatic factors can be determined by measuring and observing certain parameters (wfisd.net).” People may not realize how the environment is changing around them, because the internal homeostasis is maintained no matter what changes are occuring. “When you exercise, you create a wide range of effects on the systems of your body, as each system strives to help create enough energy to continue exercising, as well as help the body recover after exercise. This state of energy creation and use has multiple effects on your body's homeostasis including increased heart rate, breathing and sweat rate (livingstrong.com).” The results were not at all definite, but we were able to get a gist of how homeostasis worked pertaining to a change in the human …show more content…
Before the students’ began participating, they had to complete the data sheet that provides information such as age, weight, gender, any medical conditions, and how much physical activity a week. This data can help predict if maybe the participant’s weight, gender, age, or amount of activity had an effect on the results that were recorded for their blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rate. Once the students’ completed the short survey, they lined up to begin the experiment in the