The Homeostasis of Blood Pressure 1

The Homeostasis Of Blood Pressure

Alexis R. Bishop, Matt L. Cassidy, Brittany Fung, Joell J. Vaca

STEM Marin, San Marin High

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Abstract:

Objective: The objective of this experiment was to determine our blood pressure (the pressure of

blood in the circular system).

Design: A group of four who elects two people to run two laps around the San Marin Football

Field.

Subject: One teenage boy and girl both in their sophomore year at San Marin High School.

Variables Measured: The variables measured were the boys and girls blood pressure.

Analysis: The blood pressures of both runners rose right when they finished running a mile,

then dropped a couple minutes after once they were recovering.

Results: After running the two laps, we determined that their blood pressure rose over their base

one, then after a couple minutes they ended up dropping below their blood pressure due to them

resting.

Implication: Exercising increases blood pressure quickly than slowly decreases it while resting

overtime which begins homeostasis.

Key words: Blood pressure, Homeostasis

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Introduction:

We tested this to see how homeostasis affects our blood pressure. The brain, heart,

kidneys, and blood vessels are the organs that regulate our bodies blood pressure. High blood

pressure is linked to overactive nerves in the sympathetic nervous system. A poor diet, lack of

exercise, and certain medication can cause blood pressure to raise. Our hypothesis was that after

running the two laps the runners blood pressure will just increase.

Hypothesis:

We thought the runners blood pressure would rise when they stopped running the two laps

around the San Marin Football Field.

Procedure and Materials

Procedure:

1.) Choose two people who will be running two laps around the track.

2.) Once you chose two runners, take their blood pressure before they run to determine their

normal one.

3.) Have them run two laps around the track while timing it.

4.) Once they are done running the two laps, take their blood pressure.

5.) Have them sit and wait once theyre done, and test their blood pressure every minute until

it gets back to normal

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Materials:

-Blood pressure cuff

-A track

-Timer

-A camera

Results:

Runner A Results:

SYS (Systolic BP) DIA (Diastolic BP) Pulse

132 77 86

145 123 120

119 71 103

104 46 114

101 48 116

89 42 110
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Runner B Results:

Sys (Systolic BP) DIA (Diastolic BP) Pulse

129 77 82

125 77 132

150 81 120

142 76 110

135 73 98

132 75 105

122 64 101
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Observations:

-Both runners walked part of lap 2

-Runner A(boy) flexed his arm when testing his blood pressure

-Runner A(boy) was laying down while testing him

-Runner B(girl) was sitting up straight while testing

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Discussion:

Our hypothesis was incorrect because we thought the blood pressure would rise but what

we discovered that after exercise blood pressure goes up quickly then slowly decreases and

results in a lower blood pressure than before you began to exercise. Overall, our experiment

didnt go very well. The only things that really was successful was them running at a constant

speed throughout the two laps that they ran. We had a lot of errors which caused our experiment

to not be as accurate as it shouldve been. We could have improved our materials and our timing.

Our materials were provided by the school which were not very functional. For our timing we

couldve have gotten an more accurate time while measuring blood pressure after the run. In

conclusion, for further investigation we could have tested with a better cuff and time to see how

long it took for the runners blood pressure to drop below their pre run blood pressure.

Works Cited:

http://www.medtronicrdn.com/intl/patients/about-high-blood-pressure/index.htm

https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/diastolic-and-systolic-blood-p

ressure-know-your-numbers#1

http://study.com/academy/lesson/regulation-of-blood-pressure-short-term-regulation-barorecepto

rs.html
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