Lab 4: Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) and Cardiac Response to Exercise

week 4
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ecg
cardiac cycle
heart
exercise
electrical response
heart sounds
pulse
Measure your own ECG! And explore the cardiac cycle and the effects of exercise
Author
Affiliation

Marguerite Butler

School of Life Sciences, University of Hawaii

Published

September 17, 2024

Before Lab

Prepare for lab by:
  • Wear comfortable shoes to lab (you will be running up and down the stairs).
  • Watch cardiac cycle podcast.
  • Read human ecg protocol [Protocol 3].
  • Read the lab manual for this weekʻs experiment [Lab 4] exploring the cardiac cycle and effects of exercise using ECG.
  • Write the [Prelab] in your lab notebook.
  • Do Quiz 4 on Laulima (open 24 hrs before lab).

The ECG is the summation of cardiac potentials throughout the heart

In Lab:

  • Practical based on Lab 1.
  • Lab 4 exercises 1-3. Record data in your lab notebook. [example data tables] [docx]
  • Note: the data tables are to assist you in collecting data and should be included in your notebook. Present the results in your lab report

After Lab:

  • Group lab report due next week
  • Use the guidance to structure your full lab report. [pdf] [docx]
  • This will be a full lab report with intro, methods, results, discussion, literature cited, and respective contributions. [grading guidelines]
Important
  • Be sure to solicit feedback from lab partners, but do not delete or rewrite the words of others. Leave comments and allow author to revise (or not).