Heart Rate Lab Report
The Effect of Position on Heart Rate
This lab explores the effect of head position on an individual’s heart rate by having a subject move it’s head while simultaneously monitoring the subjects heart rate. There were three successive periods during which the heart rate was monitored that occurred in this order: a resting stage (subject sitting upright), a stage with the head positioned between the knees, and a recovery stage (subject returns to upright position). The graph depicts a wide range of fluctuation during both the resting and the recovery periods: resting heart rate from 17.673 beat per minute (bpm) at low point to 92.308 bpm, recovery heart rate from 35.088 bpm at low to 78.289 bpm (Fig 1). However, the recovery period appears
This lab explores the effect of head position on an individual’s heart rate by having a subject move it’s head while simultaneously monitoring the subjects heart rate. There were three successive periods during which the heart rate was monitored that occurred in this order: a resting stage (subject sitting upright), a stage with the head positioned between the knees, and a recovery stage (subject returns to upright position). The graph depicts a wide range of fluctuation during both the resting and the recovery periods: resting heart rate from 17.673 beat per minute (bpm) at low point to 92.308 bpm, recovery heart rate from 35.088 bpm at low to 78.289 bpm (Fig 1). However, the recovery period appears