Heart rate

analyse and observe the role that exercise plays in affecting the blood pressure and heart rate of a patient, with and without the consumption of caffeine. In this experiment, a cycle ergometer (Monark 824E, Monark Exercise, Sweden) was used in an incremental style type exercise that measured the fourteen healthy participants blood pressure and heart rate at various interval stages. The blood pressure and heart rate were recorded in order to obtain an understanding of the impact this would have…

Problem: For this procedure we tested are heart rate to see how it changed depending on what level activity we did. Heart rate is when the heart contracts because it is pumping the oxygenated blood through the aorta. Then the blood goes through your heart through the vena cava. Once you start moving the blood go through the capillaries to your lungs, legs, head and arms the blood flows through the inferior and superior capillaries. The part of the heart blood that that keeps the blood from…

Conclusion Heart rate variability has considerable potential to assess the fluctuations in the autonomic nervous system. Here we have examined the impact of meditation – Dialogue with the Body – on heart rate variability. A relaxing effect of meditation on Heart rate variability was observed. Thus this non-invasive methodology is of substantial utility to evaluate autonomic control mechanisms in spite of an incomplete understanding of the physiological significance of HRV parameters. There…

The Beverage Effect On The Heart Rate. Introduction This experiment is held by the GCU Nursing and Health department to see factors which influence the heart rate either by rising or reducing the heart rate from the normal pace. In order to conduct this experiment all to participants have to measure their heart beat before, during and after the activities. The activity includes, eating, drinking beverages such as, coffee, water, energy drinks, and soda, driving in the traffic, running, taking a…

ATP. Lactate threshold is when the body is no longer capable of taking out more lactate form the blood and the level start to rise rapidly. This calculation is used to measure the fitness of an individual. In this lab we will be comparing RPE with heart rate and blood lactate while increasing workload. For this lab we had two participants, both male subject two being very…

The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the heart rate through the dive reflex Homeostasis is the body’s ability to maintain and balance its normal body function in varying conditions. The autonomic nervous system relates to the peripheral nervous system. Its objective is to sustain homeostasis of the visceral organs. In this investigation we will observe the mammalian diving reflex, which implicates the autonomic nervous system. In mammals, immersing the face in water initiates…

shown, the heart rate increases when the athletes are more focused unto fast music than no music and slow music. This determined that, when the athletes ran whilst listening to fast music, it didn’t only improve their timings but their heart rate as well. The beats of the heart rate whether it is slower or faster is highly influential to the tempo of music. The researchers co-founded that when a person is captivated to slow music for a period of 20-30 minutes each day, the heart rate and blood…

Daphnia’s Heart Rate. Introduction: The purpose of this experiment was to compare the resting heart rate of a Daphnia, to its heart rate after 5 different substances were tested on it: Aspirin, Nasal Spray, Alka Seltzer, Coffee and Tea. Daphnia’s are often used as an experimental animal in lab settings because they are small, have a short life span and are easily maintained, only needing water to survive. For this specific lab, it was important that we have a test subject whose…

as minute volume is the volume of blood ejected from the left or right ventricle of the heart in one minute. It’s the primary determinant of oxygen transport within the heart and entire body. Sufficient blood flow is highly important especially during exercise because the body will need much more oxygen. With the need for more oxygen, the heart will begin to beat and pump faster during exercise. As the heart rate increases so will the blood flow, also known as hyperemia. Energy and oxygen is…

musical, like randomly produced electronic distortion, feedback, static, cacophony, and compositional processes using indeterminacy (Priest 2013, 132) (Hagerty 2007). Music can powerfully evoke and modulate emotions and moods, along with changes in heart activity, blood pressure (BP), and breathing. Although there is great heterogeneity in methods and quality…