 The
aim of the cardiovascular effects of exercise experiment is to record
the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the finger pulse from a healthy volunteer,
and compare the recordings made when the volunteer is at rest and immediately
after exercise.
The experiment explains the concepts of the autonomic nervous system
and the control of distribution of blood to various organs in the body,
how this is influenced by local conditions, and the flow of blood to
particular organs at rest and during exercise. The experiment is suitable
for beginning undergraduates with some knowledge of the PowerLab
data acquisition system. |