Nicotine and Reaction Time Introduction: Nicotine is a drug‚ nerve poison‚ sedative and also a stimulant. It is said to have stimulating and relaxing effects‚ but it depends on the dosage of nicotine. As it was mentioned above‚ Nicotine is both a stimulant and a sedative; this means that straight after you have ingested nicotine‚ it gives you an adrenaline rush and also helps you to relax afterwards i.e. crash. This means that if I conduct my experiment straight after the smokers have ingested nicotine
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In the world today‚ Nicotine is one of the most frequently used addictive drugs. The impact it has on society is like no other. It is one of more than 4‚000 chemicals found in the smoke of tobacco products such as cigarettes‚ cigars‚ and pipes. This addictive drug is the primary component in tobacco that acts on the brain. Tobacco can be found two ways‚ it can be dried brown leaves of various sizes or it can be a grown form of tobacco. When extracted from the leaves‚ nicotine is colorless‚ but quickly
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the 10-12 year old subject’s heart rate read 83 beats per minute (bpm). After doing jumping jacks the 10-12 year old subject’s heart rate read 96 bpm‚ that is a difference of 13 bpm. Before doing jogging‚ the 10-12 year old subject’s heart rate read 82 bpm. But after doing jogging for two minutes‚ the 10-12 year old subject’s heart rate read 92 bpm‚ that is a difference of 10 bpm. As it is shown in my data table‚ before doing sit-ups the 10-12 year old subject’s heart rate read 72 bpm. After doing sit-ups
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I. Title – The Effect of Volume on Heart Rate II. Problem/Research question – Your heart rate can be affected and changed using a variety of things. One thing that can cause your heart rate to change is the volume of audio. How does the volume of an audio track affect your heart rate? If the volume of an audio track is increased‚ the number of hearts beats per minute will increase as well. III. Variables – ❖ Independent Variable ➢ The volume of the audio track ❖ Dependent
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Heart rate is an extremely important part of many people’s lives. It affects our personal health and how our body works. When the body exercises‚ the heart rate goes up and when the body is inactive or not being active the heart rate goes down. When the pulse is pumping fast‚ then that means work is being done. Having a high heart rate is good for the heart and the body. Obese people can use heart rate and exercise to change their life. Due to the amount of people that are obese‚ a good amount of
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what they actually do to you? The experiment that will be conducted will answer this question: How does playing video games affect your heart rate? If playing video games causes your heart to beat faster‚ then they can help someone who has an abnormally slow heart rate. This experiment may help people with heart rate problems to increase/decrease their heart rate. (whatever the results of the tests are). A lot of people think that video games are bad for you‚ but this experiment could change their
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Lab 1: Heart Rate Lab (Revised Fall 2010) Lab 1. Heart Rate‚ Physical Fitness‚ and the Scientific Method Prelab Assignment Before coming to lab read carefully the following pages on the scientific method and then answer the prelab questions at the end of this lab handout. Be prepared to discuss and/or hand in your responses to the prelab questions at the start of lab. Introduction Biology is a dynamic field of study whose aim is to unravel the mysteries of life itself. Throughout history‚ humans
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Exercise affects all people differently‚ specifically a person’s heart rate and blood pressure. After exercising your heart rate should increase and your blood pressure should decrease (Blood Pressure Association‚ 2008). The purpose of this lab was to determine which level of exercise would have the greatest impact on affected pulse and blood pressure. In this lab we tested how exercise affected heart rate by testing a random group of people with different body types and exercise levels to see how
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the heart rate to slow and blood vessels to dilate‚ which then leads to blood pools in the lower body and less blood going up to the brain. c. Compensatory mechanism that become activated include; increase sympathetic outflow leading to arteriolar vasoconstriction‚ venoconstriction‚ and increase in heart rate; d. Increase pressure in the aortic arch will activate the aortic arch reflex and cause increased parasympathetic stimulation of the heart.
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Question: How does the number of sit-ups affect your heart rate. Independent Variable (IV): Number of sit-ups ( 0‚5‚10‚15‚20). I chose these 5 increments because they are consistent numbers in which everyone can participate without it being to much. Dependent Variable: heart rate( BPM) +/- 4 ( number of beats in 15 seconds multiplied by 4). Materials: timer‚ flat surface‚ movable clothing Background: In this experiment I will test your heart rate and if it increases or decreases with exercise (sit-ups)
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