Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Radius on Blood Flow Rate Lab Report

University:
Arizona State University
Course:
BIO 181 | Biology
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2020
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Cardiovascular Dynamics - Studying the Effect of Blood Vessel Radius on Blood Flow Rate Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly. 1. Blood flow is measured in You correctly answered: b. ml/min. 2. Which of the following has the greatest effect on blood flow? You correctly answered: a. blood vessel radius 3. Which of the following would not result in a decrease in the blood vessel radius? You correctly answered: c. vasodilation 4. The diameter of the blood vessel is the same as You correctly answered: b. two times the radius of the blood vessel. 5. The opening of the blood vessel where the blood flows is called the You correctly answered: b. lumen. Experiment Results Predict Question: Predict Question 1: What do you think will happen to the flow rate if the radius is increased by 0.5 mm? Your answer : b. The flow rate will increase. Predict Question 2: Do you think a graph plotted with radius on the X-axis and flow rate on the Y-axis will be linear (a straight line)? Your answer : a. yes Stop & Think Questions: What is the driving force for blood flow? You correctly answered: b. pressure gradient How does the body increase the blood vessel radius? You correctly answered: c. smooth muscle relaxation Experiment Data: Flow (ml/min) 4.0 12.6 30.7 63.6 117.8 201.0 321.9 490.6 Radius (mm) 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Viscosity 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Length (mm) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Pressure (mm Hg) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Post-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. The variable that you altered in this activity was You correctly answered: c. vessel radius. 2. Vessel radius and fluid flow You correctly answered: b. are directly proportional. 3. After a heavy meal, when we are relatively inactive, we might expect blood vessels in the skeletal muscles to be somewhat __________ and the blood vessels in the digestive organs to be somewhat __________. You correctly answered: d. constricted, dilated 4. When you increased the flow tube radius, the fluid flow rate You correctly answered: a. increased. Review Sheet Results 1. Explain how the body establishes a pressure gradient for fluid flow. Your answer: The body controls the radius of the blood vessels which controls the fluid flow. 2. Explain the effect that the flow tube radius change had on flow rate. How well did the results compare with your prediction? Your answer: As the blood vessel radius increases, the flow rate increases 3. Describe the effect that radius changes have on the laminar flow of a fluid. Your answer: The increase in blood vessel radius increases the laminar flow since there is more space in the center of the blood vessel. 4. Why do you think the plot was not linear? (Hint: look at the relationship of the variables in the equation). How well did the results compare with your prediction? Your answer: The plot was not linear. The data plotted was exponential. If the vessel radius increases, the blood flow increases exponentially.