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This is my investigation into the way that exercise affects the human pulse. The aim of this investigation is to test how different types of exercise vary the rate of your pulse.
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Investigation in to Pulse Rates This is my investigation into the way that exercise affects the human pulse. The aim of this investigation is to test how different types of exercise vary the rate of your pulse. To begin this experiment I gathered some information about the 'pulse' and other topics involved with it. The pulse is caused by a stretching of the arteries that takes place after each heartbeat. It can be felt easily by placing the fingers on the wrist or neck at a point where a main artery lies. Each heartbeat is basically a contraction of the muscles in the heart that transports the blood into the arterial system. That is then followed by a rest which is the heart being refilled with blood. As the heart contracts, the blood is pumped into the aorta and the pulmonary arteries. The aorta, the largest artery in the body, carries the...
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