Heart Rate

Experiment #15 from Investigating Biology through Inquiry

In this Preliminary Activity, you will use a Heart Rate Monitor to determine a subject’s heart rate. After completing the Preliminary Activity, you will first use reference sources to find out more about the heart, the cardiovascular system, and heart rate before you choose to investigate a researchable question dealing with heart rate. Depending on sensor availability and your interest, you might decide to use another sensor, such as a Blood Pressure Sensor, in addition to a Heart Rate Monitor. Some topics to consider in your reference search are:

• heart
  
• heart rate
  
• cardiovascular system
  
• physical fitness
  
• maximum cardiac rate
  
• homeostasis
  
• sympathetic nervous system
  
• parasympathetic nervous system
  
• heart-rate recovery time
  
• fitness index
  
• baroreceptor reflex
  
• diving reflex
  

Blood Pressure and Exercise

Experiment #2 from Human Physiology Experiments: Volume 2

• Obtain graphical representation of blood pressure.
• Compare changes in systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures with exercise.
• Use blood pressure readings and pulse to infer changes in cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance with exercise.