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Name _______________________
Bio12 Section _____ Group No. ____

Date ____________________
Teacher:_____________________
Exercise 6
Blood Pressure And The Effect Of Exercise And
Postural Changes Upon Blood Pressure,
Heart Rate And Respiratory Rate

OBJECTIVES:

RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS:

My BP is ____________________
Table 6-A.

Group Data
Trial

Position
1
2
3
Sitting

Mean
1
2
3

Standing

Mean
1
2

Immediately
after exercise

3
Mean
1

Five minutes after

exercise

2
3
Mean

Systolic
Pressure
(mm
Hg)

Diastolic
Pressure
(mm Hg)

Pulse
Pressure
(mm
Hg)

Heart
Rate
(beats/mi
n)

Pulse
Rate
(beats/mi
n)

Respiratory
Rate
(breaths/min
)

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QUESTIONS:
1.

The sounds heard through the stethoscope in this experiment are not heart sounds. What
causes the production of the sounds?

The sounds that are produced are the pulse from the brachial pulse when taking the blood
pressure and are the indicators for determining systolic and diastolic pressures.

2.

What are the usually accepted limits of normal blood pressure for your age and sex? What
is your BP? If your values were outside these limits, suggest possible reasons.

The normal range of BP is 120/80 for a 21 year old teenager. And the test subject has the
same BP of the normal range. If the BP goes beyond the scope of its standard value, it would
mean he has hypertension and would likely develop a heart disease. If he has a lower blood
pressure, it would then cause a hypotension where different disorders would happen afterwards
particularly on the nervous system.

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3.

Graph
mean
values
of
Systolic Pressure,
Diastolic
Pressure, Pulse
Pressure, Pulse
Rate, and Respiratory Rate separately using position as your xaxis.

4.

Using your graphs as your guide, what are the effects of exercise on the following?

a)

systolic pressure

Systolic pressure went high beyond the normal range from 120 to 180.
b)

heart rate

Heart rate also increases after exercise making the heart beat faster.
c)

pulse rate

Pulse beats went high after exercise.

d)

respiratory rate

The test subject gasps for air as his respiratory rate goes higher.
e)

diastolic pressure

Diastolic pressure stayed the same and there were some trials that it went higher.

5.

Explain the effect of body position on systolic, diastolic and pulse pressures.

It would disrupt the flow of blood if arms are bended and are not in an uptight position.
Sitting and standing is also a major factor of determining the systolic and diastolic pressure as
it has different readings when performed. Generally, it is best to read the pressures when

standing as it has a normal flow of blood rather than in a different positon. Pulse pressure
would also differ in respect to the bodys position as it beats fast when in standing position
while in sitting, the blood is pooled and pulse rate are slower.

6.

Discuss other physiological factors influencing systolic, diastolic and pulse pressures.

General factors would be the age, sex and relatively would be the weight and height of a
person. Drugs and alcohol are contributors of affecting pressures and also the food intake.
Emotions also have a role to play in affecting the Blood Pressure of a person because it
involves the psyche like being afraid, in love and even meditation. Exercise plays the different
rates of pressure as it gradually changes after it has been performed.

CONCLUSIONS:

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