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    the heart rate to slow and blood vessels to dilate‚ which then leads to blood pools in the lower body and less blood going up to the brain. c. Compensatory mechanism that become activated include; increase sympathetic outflow leading to arteriolar vasoconstriction‚ venoconstriction‚ and increase in heart rate; d. Increase pressure in the aortic arch will activate the aortic arch reflex and cause increased parasympathetic stimulation of the heart.

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    Daphnia Experiment

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    Daphnia‚ also known as the water flea are planktonic crustaceans that are found in lakes‚ ponds‚ and streams. They received “their common name from their jerky movement through the water” (Clare). They are also “very small‚ usually 2-5mm long‚ with an overall shape similar to a kidney bean” (Elenbaas). Daphnia play an important role in the freshwater food chains and serve as food for other freshwater organisms such as fish. They are also commonly used to test for chemical toxicity in water. Since

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    RESEARCH QUESTION What is the effect of exercise on heart rate/ breathing rate? Justification Pulse is an ongoing wave of pressure in the arteries‚ caused by pumping of heart. Pulse can be measured on the wrist‚ neck‚ back of the knee or any other pulse point where arteries run close to the surface of the skin and compress on the bone. Pulse rates vary from person to person. Your pulse is lower when you rest and increases when you exercise. More oxygen rich blood is needed by the body when exercising

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    Heart Rate Lab

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    selecting variables In this lab‚ we will be studying the difference of heart rate between boys and girls. There are many things that can increase heart rate‚ such as exercise‚ drinking coffee‚ taking certain pills‚ drinking an energy drink‚ feeling a strong emotion‚ etc. I have chosen to use exercise as a means of increasing the heart rate of my subjects‚ more precisely‚ 20 sit-ups. There are many reasons why your heart rate increases when you exercise‚ the most important one being that your muscles

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    Triphosphate (ATP)‚ which gives them the energy they need to perform. In this experiment‚ creatine is added to water and its effects on Daphnia is tested. By observing the heart rate‚ one can determine if the creatine increases or decreases heart rate. Heart rate was chosen to be measured because one can then see how creatine affects the heart. If it is unhealthy for the Daphnia‚ it could potentially be unhealthy for humans. “Long-term safety of creatine supplementation has been questioned. This retrospective

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    Effects of Caffeine

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    effects of caffeine‚ alcohol and environment on Daphnia Magna. ABSTRACT In this experiment daphnia magna a semitransparent fresh water crustacean‚ are used to study the effects of water‚ alcohol and caffeine on heart rate. Daphnia was placed on a clean deep well slide. This was placed under the microscope and brought into focus on the best objective and light contrast. The heart rate was observed and counted within 15seconds and recorded on a table. Introduction Daphnia magna is

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    Normal Heart Rate

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    Formative Assignment Including PSAfor class IX PHYSICS 1. Motion is relative or absolute? Give reason. 2. Name the physical quantity that essentially changes as a body moves. 3. Is displacement or distance independent of path? How? 4. Give example of a motion in which distance is covered but there is no displacement. 5. Give one example of motion where‚ distance and displacement are same. 6. When moving car returns to the same point what will be the ratio of

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    Daphnia Hypothesis

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    of drugs affect body’s homeostasis. The drugs tested were prescription painkillers and hemp. The hypotheses stated that both drug were depressant drugs thus meaning that heart rate‚ and along with it‚ metabolism. The hypotheses are‚ in fact‚ true statements that can be backed with the data collected. The initial heart rate before the drug‚ hemp was applied‚ was 216 BPM. The final heart rate‚ with the drug was 132 BPM. That is a change by -84 BPM. This proves that hemp lowered the heart rate of the

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    the following on heart rate: vagal stimulation‚ cold‚ heat‚ pilocarpine‚ atropine‚ epinephrine‚ digitalis‚ and potassium‚ sodium‚ and calcium ions. 6. To define vagal escape and discuss its value. 7. To define ectopic pacemaker. I nvestigation of human cardiovascular physiology is very interesting‚ but many areas obviously do not lend themselves to experimentation. It would be tantamount to murder to inject a human subject with various drugs to observe their effects on heart activity or to expose

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    How does the concentration affect the rate of a reaction? 30/1/2012 By Alex Whenman Contents page 1. Introduction to my investigation 2. Background information on concentration 3. What experiment I will be conducting 4. Equipment I will be using 5. How I will be conducting the experiment 6. Heath and safety risk assessment 7. What I think will happen 8. How I will set up my experiment 9. Why I’m having my experiment set out like

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