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My aim is to investigate the effect of different amounts of a full body exercise (star jumps), on the pulse rate.
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The Effect of Exercise on the Pulse Rate Aim My aim is to investigate the effect of different amounts of a full body exercise (star jumps), on the pulse rate. Background Theory The heart is a four-chambered muscular organ, which pumps blood around the body. It is one of the most important organs in the body. The heart is made of special cardiac muscles, which continuously pump blood around our body for the whole of our lives. Blood enters via the vena cava, to the right atrium. It is passed to the right ventricle, through the tricuspid valve, and pumped to the pulmonary artery to the lungs. The blood is then oxygenated in the lungs and returns to the left ventricle from the pulmonary vein. It is passed into the left ventricle through the bicuspid valve and pumped to the rest of the body via the aorta. This is a double circulation because 2...
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