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Description: In this lab you will measure lung volume parameters in a subject at rest and immediately after exercise, when the body’s demands for oxygen have been elevated.
Goals
1. Students will be able to successfully record respiratory cycles. 2. Students should be able to measure respiration volumes including: tidal volume, reserve capacities, vital capacity, and be able to calculate overall lung volume. 3. Students will be able to determine the difference in lung volumes of a subject at rest, immediately after exercise, and up to a few minutes after exercise. 4. Students will continue to be successful at using the LabScribe software to move cursors, analyze data, record data to the Journal, and add functions to the Analysis window.
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this exercise will: 1. have recorded a recognizable respiratory cycle at rest. 2. have recorded recognizable respiratory cycles on an individual immediately after exercise and a few minutes after exercise. 3. be able to determine the respiratory volumes of an individual from the recorded data and understand the effects of exercise on lung volumes. 4. determine a subject’s overall fitness and lung health after examining breathing rate recovery from exercise. 5. feel comfortable transferring data to the Journal and interpreting that data to answer questions about their recordings. 6. have used the functions available in the Analysis window to determine values necessary for this exercise.
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Lab Equipment Required: Description: In this experiment, students will examine the effects of gravity on breathing by measuring the differences in lung volumes of a resting subject while he or she is sitting, standing, or lying down.
Goals
1. Students will be able to successfully record respiratory cycles. 2. Students should be able to measure respiration volumes including: tidal volume, reserve capacities, vital capacity, and be able to calculate overall lung volume. 3. Students will examine the effects of gravity on breathing by measuring the differences in lung volumes of a resting subject while he or she is sitting, standing, or lying down. 4. Students will continue to be successful at using the LabScribe software to move cursors, analyze data, record data to the Journal, and add functions to the Analysis window.
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this exercise will: 1. have recorded a recognizable respiratory cycle at rest. 2. have recorded recognizable respiratory cycles on an individual while he or she is sitting, standing and lying down. 3. be able to determine the respiratory volumes of an individual from the recorded data and understand the effects of gravity on lung volumes. 4. feel comfortable transferring data to the Journal and interpreting that data to answer questions about their recordings. 5. have used the functions available in the Analysis window to determine values necessary for this exercise.
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Lab Equipment Required: Description: In this experiment, students will examine how other factors, like concentrating on the completion of a task or sitting up quickly, influence breathing and lung volumes.
Goals
1. Students will be able to successfully record respiratory cycles. 2. Students should be able to measure respiration volumes including: tidal volume, reserve capacities, vital capacity, and be able to calculate overall lung volume. 3. Students will examine how factors, like concentrating on the completion of a task or sitting up quickly, influence breathing. 4. Students will record and measure lung volumes during these tasks and answer questions based on the data collected. 5. Students will continue to be successful at using the LabScribe software to move cursors, analyze data, record data to the Journal, and add functions to the Analysis window.
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this exercise will: 1. have recorded a recognizable respiratory cycle at rest. 2. have recorded recognizable respiratory cycles on an individual while performing different tasks like concentrating on the completion of a problem or sitting up quickly. 3. be able to determine the respiratory volumes of an individual from the recorded data and understand the effects of these tasks on lung volumes. 4. feel comfortable transferring data to the Journal and interpreting that data to answer questions about their recordings. 5. have used the functions available in the Analysis window to determine values necessary for this exercise.
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Lab Equipment Required: Description: In this experiment, you will determine the heart rate and RSA prominence of a subject breathing at rest. You will also determine the effect of apnea, different inhalation volumes, and the movement of the muscles involved in breathing on heart rate. To make valid comparisons from exercise to exercise, the exercises in this lab need to be performed by the same subject.
Goals
1. Students will be able to successfully record respiratory cycles and pulse waves. 2. Students should be able to measure tidal volume and be able to calculate both breathing and heart rate. 3. Students will determine the heart rate and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) prominence of a subject breathing at rest. 4. Students will also determine the effect of apnea, different inhalation volumes, and the movement of the muscles involved in breathing on heart rate. 5. Students will record and measure lung volumes during these tasks and answer questions based on the data collected. 6. Students will continue to be successful at using the LabScribe software to move cursors, analyze data, record data to the Journal, and add functions to the Analysis window.
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this exercise will: 1. have recorded recognizable respiratory cycles and pulse waves. 2. be able to measure tidal volume amplitudes, and calculate breathing and heart rate. 3. be able to determine the effects of apnea, use of different muscle groups and inhalation volumes on heart rate. 4. feel comfortable transferring data to the Journal and interpreting that data to answer questions about their recordings. 5. have used the functions available in the Analysis window to determine values necessary for this exercise.
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Description: In this experiment, you will determine the heart and breath rates of a subject breathing normally and with different breathing techniques, which include shallow abdominal breathing, rapid bellows breathing, and deep abdominal breathing.
Goals
1. Students will be able to successfully record respiratory cycles and pulse waves. 2. Students should be able to measure tidal volume and be able to calculate both breathing and heart rate. 3. Students will determine the heart rate and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) prominence of a subject breathing at rest. 4. Students will also determine the effect of apnea, shallow abdominal breathing, rapid bellows breathing, and deep abdominal breathing on heart rate. 5. Students will record and measure lung volumes during these tasks and answer questions based on the data collected. 6. Students will continue to be successful at using the LabScribe software to move cursors, analyze data, record data to the Journal, and add functions to the Analysis window.
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this exercise will: 1. have recorded recognizable respiratory cycles and pulse waves. 2. be able to measure and calculate breathing and heart rates. 3. be able to determine the effects of apnea, use of different muscle groups and inhalation volumes on heart rate. 4. feel comfortable transferring data to the Journal and interpreting that data to answer questions about their recordings. 5. have used the functions available in the Analysis window to determine values necessary for this exercise.
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Lab Equipment Required: Description: In this lab, students will use a spirometer to measure lung volumes while simulating both restrictive and obstructive airway diseases. It is important that the students who participate in the breathing exercises are healthy and do not have any of the characteristic diseases.
Goals
1. Students will be able to successfully record resting respiratory cycles. 2. Students should be able to measure tidal volume and be able to calculate breathing rate. 3. Students should be ale to use the Analysis window to calculate Max and Min dv/dt. 4. Students will determine FVC, FEV1 and FEV3 and the FEV/FVC ratios. 5. Students will also determine the effect of breathing with a corset on and breathing through a narrowed airway. 6. Students will record and measure lung volumes during these tasks and answer questions based on the data collected. 7. Students will continue to be successful at using the LabScribe software to move cursors, analyze data, record data to the Journal, and add functions to the Analysis window.
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this exercise will: 1. have recorded recognizable respiratory cycles. 2. be able to measure and calculate breathing rates, breathing parameters and specific ratios. 3. be able to determine the effects of restriction and obstruction on lung volumes and breathing rate. 4. understand the differences between restrictive and obstructive airway diseases. 5. feel comfortable transferring data to the Journal and interpreting that data to answer questions about their recordings. 6. have used the functions available in the Analysis window to determine values necessary for this exercise.
