Pex 05 05 PDF
Pex 05 05 PDF
Pex 05 05 PDF
Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics: Activity 5: Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Radius on Pump Activity Lab Report
3. The layer of the blood vessel that is stimulated by the autonomic nervous system is
You correctly answered: b. smooth muscle.
5. If the right beaker simulates the flow of blood to the systemic circuit of the body, what do the right valve and flow tube
represent?
You correctly answered: d. aortic valve and aorta
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: If you increase the flow tube radius, what will happen to the pump rate to maintain constant pressure?
Your answer : a. The pump rate will increase.
If you increase the right flow tube radius, what will happen to resistance and flow rate?
You correctly answered: b. Flow rate will increase and resistance will decrease.
If the left flow tube represents the pulmonary veins, what does the left source beaker represent?
You correctly answered: d. blood coming from the lungs
Experiment Data:
Flow (ml/min) Rad. L (mm) Rad. R (mm) Str. V (ml) Rate Press. L (mm Hg) Press. Dif. R (mm Hg)
(strokes/min)
6607.2 3.5 3.0 70 94.9 40 40
9423.9 3.5 3.5 70 134.6 40 40
11882.5 3.5 4.0 70 169.8 40 40
13798.3 3.5 4.5 70 197.1 40 40
15198.7 3.5 5.0 70 217.1 40 40
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly.
3. The amount of blood flowing into the destination beaker (right beaker) with a single pump is called the
You correctly answered: d. stroke volume.
5. Which chamber should be present in the flow pattern of the experiment, given that the vessels and valves surrounding it
are present (the chamber was omitted from the experiment for simplicity)?
You correctly answered: d. left atrium
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Review Sheet Results
1. Explain the effect of increasing the right flow tube radius on the flow rate, resistance, and pump rate.
Your answer:
By increasing the right flow tube radius, flow rate increased, resistance decreased and pump rate increased.
2. Describe what the left and right beakers in the experiment correspond to in the human heart.
Your answer:
Left beaker - lung
Middle beaker - heart
Right beaker - Body system
3. Briefly describe how the human heart could compensate for flow rate changes to maintain blood pressure.
Your answer:
When flow rate increases, the heart pumps more faster to maintain bloood flow.
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