Name: jILA

Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics: Activity 6: Studying the Effect of Stroke Volume on Pump Activity Lab Report
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly.
1. Which of the following variables directly contributes to preload?
You correctly answered: b. venous return
2. Which of the following would not increase end diastolic volume?
You correctly answered: c. dehydration
3. Increased contractility of the heart results in all but which of the following?
You correctly answered: d. increased end systolic volume
4. Which of the following does not affect stroke volume?
You correctly answered: d. All of these affect stroke volume.
5. Which of the following is not equivalent to the others?
You correctly answered: c. end diastolic volume

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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: If the pump rate is analogous to the heart rate, what do you think will happen to the rate when you
increase the stroke volume?
Your answer : b. The pump rate will increase to maintain cardiac output.
Stop & Think Questions:
Why did changing the ending pump volume (ESV) automatically change the stroke volume?
You correctly answered: d. The heart intrinsically alters stroke volume to accommodate changes in preload.
The flow has stayed constant with each trial because
You correctly answered: a. cardiac output is equivalent to blood flow.
How does the heart provide for an increase in stroke volume?
You correctly answered: b. by increasing contractility
Experiment Data:
Flow
(ml/min)
5086.8
5086.8
5086.8
5086.8
5086.8
5086.8
5086.8
5086.8

Rad. L
(mm)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0

Rad. R
(mm)
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0

Str. V (ml)
10
20
30
40
50
60
80
100

Rate
(strokes/min)
508.7
254.3
169.6
127.2
101.7
84.8
63.6
50.8

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Press. L
(mm Hg)
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Press. Dif. R
(mm Hg)
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

Post-lab Quiz Results

You scored 50% by answering 2 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. What do you think would happen when stroke volume is decreased?
Your answer: d. Blood flow would decrease.
Correct answer: b. Pump rate would increase.
2. Why might an athlete's resting heart rate be lower than that of the average person?
Your answer: c. Stroke volume has increased.
Correct answer: e. Stroke volume and contractility have increased.
3. In this activity, which of the following stayed constant?
You correctly answered: c. flow rate
4. Which of the following is true?
You correctly answered: d. ESV = EDV - SV

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Review Sheet Results

1. Describe the Frank-Starling law in the heart.
Your answer:
the frank-starling law of the heart states that the heart normally ejects (from the left heart) all the blood returning to the right
heart
2. Explain what happened to the pump rate when you increased the stroke volume? Why do you think this occurred? How
well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
it decreased. when more volume is being relased the pump rate needs to lower to maintain similar pressure. my prediction
was inacurate
3. Describe how the heart alters stroke volume.
Your answer:
The heart alters stroke volume by altering contractility, the force of contraction. Increasing the force of contraction will
increase stroke volume.
4. Describe the intrinsic factors that control stroke volume.
Your answer:
ESV-SV

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