EXPERIMENT 2: STRESS RESPONSE

Data Tables

Table 3: Effect of Temperature on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

Post-Lab Questions

1. Write your hypothesis for the “Testing Temperature” portion of the experiment. Be sure to include how and why you think the decreased temperature will affect blood pressure and heart rate.

2. Write you hypothesis for the “Testing Body Position” portion of the experiment. Be sure to include how you think blood pressure and heart rate will vary when you sit versus when you stand. 

3. Explain your results in terms of the endocrine system. Indicate how the endocrine system is involved in the physiological responses caused in this experiment. Which hormones are most likely to be involved? 

4. Which glands are most likely to be involved with the physiological responses caused in this experiment? Which hormones are most likely to be involved?

5.  How does this experiment demonstrate the “fight or flight” response?