Lab # 11

Title: Transport: Pulse rate and exercise

Aim: To investigate how pulse rate varies with exercise.

Apparatus/Materials: stop watch

Diagram:

Method :

1. The student should sit down and relax.

2. Place a forefinger (not the thumb) on the inside of the wrist to press an artery to a bone.
3. Use a stop watch to count the number of pulse beats in one minute. Repeat and find an average, this is the average
resting pulse.
4. The student should then exercise vigorously by doing a series of aerobic activities.
5. Immediately after the exercise, measure the students pulse rate. This is done every minute until the resting pulse
rate is obtained.
6. Record your results in a table.
7. Plot a graph of number of pulse beats against time.

Results :

Period Times/Minutes Number of Pulse Beats

Before Exercise 1st
2nd
Average ------
After Exercise 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Graph :

Number of breaths vs. Time1 1

Discussion :

1. State the importance of the transport system.

2. What is a pulse?
3. Why can the thumb not be used to measure pulse?
4. Explain your results