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ThisLabReportaddressestherestingandbaselinedatecomparedtoexercisedataofthe
CardiovascularandRespiratorySystems.
TheEKGisanoninvasiveprocedurethatisvirtuallyriskfree.BylookingattheEKGtracingand
seeingthattheevidencefordisordersoftheheart.BylookingattheEKGtracingyoucanfind
outtheabnormal,speeding,irregularrhythms,injurytomuscletissue,anddeathofmuscle
tissue.TheECGcanpatternseveredeflectionsorwaves,duringthecardiaccycle.
Therespiratoryhasinspirationthepressureoftheairaroundus,theforcethatmovesintothe
lungsmercurylevelisabout760mLhighinatube.Thepressureandvolumearerelatedinan
opposite,inversewayknowastheBoyleslaw.Theexpirationnormalrestingexpirationfrom
elasticrecoilofthelungtissuesandabdominalorgans.Therecoiloftheelasticfibersinlung
tissuesreducespressureinpleuralcavity.
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Question:Whatistheeffectofexerciseonthecardiovascularandtherespiratorysystem?
Hypothesis:Ifwecanexerciseforthreeminutesthenourheartratewillincrease?
EKGLabMaterials
MeasuringLungVolumeLab
Materials
Don'tstartwithoutyourpartnerbeingthere,alsoifyougetlightheadedjuststop,wehadto
cleanthespirometerwithalcoholbeforeplacingitclosetoourmoutharea,donthorseplaying
whileworkingonthelab.
EKGLabProcedure
StartoffbyconnectingtheEKGSensortotheLabQuestandchooseNewfromthefilemenu.
Then,attachthethreeelectrodetabstoyourarms,asitshowedonthedrawing.Connectthe
EKGclipstotheelectrodetabsasshowninFigure2.Thenyouwilljustsitonthechairand
relaxyourarmsontopofthetable.Whenyou'repositioned,havesomeonestartdatacollection.
Afterthereadingisdone.Youcanstarttodeterminingthelengthofeachoftheintervalslisted
intable1.Onceyoudoallthatcalculatetheheartrateinbeats/minusingtheEKGdata.
ProcedureforMeasuringLungVolume
Ihadtolaythespirometeronlongflatsurfacetableforwhenwestartedtomeasureourvolume
andcapacity.SothefirstmeasurewedidwastheTidalVolume(TV),beforestartingwehadto
makesurethattherewasnoairinsidethebag.Thenweplacedthemouthpiececlosetoour
mouthandTooktwoorthreenormalbreathsandthenexhalednormallytothespirometer.The
secondmeasurewedidwastheExpiratoryReserveVolume(ERV),thenyouwouldstartoffby
makingsurethereanyairinsidethespirometerbeforeIstarted.Youwouldtaketwoorthree
normalbreaths,andtheninhalenormallyandexhalenormallythenyouwouldplacethe
spirometerinyourmouth.Withouttakinganotherbreathexhaleasmuchairasyoucan.ThenI
movedontomeasureVitalCapacity(VC)makesurethatthereisnoairinthespirometer.You
wouldbeginbytakingtwoorthreenormalbreaths,theninhaleasmuchairaspossibleand
exhaleasmuchairasyoucanasfastasyoucan.
WhenIbeganmeasuringtheTV,ERV,andVCafterexerciseyoujustwouldruninplacefor3
minutesbeforemeasuringeachvolumeandproceedtodoingthesamethingasIsaidbefore.
BaselineCardiovascularDataFigure1Data
AfterExerciseCardiovascularDataFigure2Data
Figure1
Figure2
BaselineRespiratoryDatainSecondsFigure3
AfterExerciseRespiratoryDatainSecondsFigure4
Figure3
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