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Over the semester you have been exposed to a number of methods used to test various physiological measures within humans (EKG, EMG, Pulse, etc). Your task for your final project is to devise a physiological question that you wish to investigate. Like all good science, develop a question based in your observations. You will work with your group to develop a hypothesis and design a well-controlled experiment to test it. Be original, make it interesting. You can work with any of the general areas of physiology that we have discussed. It is important to consider safety. No one can put themselves or anyone else at any kind of risk. After you devise your question and plan you will have to check it with me. You will have class time to perform your experiments, but full analysis and write-up of the lab will require time out of class. Have fun with it!
1. Abstract- a concise summary of the purpose, approach, findings and conclusions of the study.
2. Introduction- A discussion of the problem being addressed. Why is this study of interest? Provide background information necessary to understand physiological factors relevant to the study. Provide a hypothesis for the study- this should be backed up with accurate physiological information.
3. Methods- A concise but clear description of the approach used. Include discussion of controlled conditions etc. This is where your grade on designing a well thought out experiment comes from.
4. Results- Provide a graphical representation of data collected (graphs charts etc). Provide a written description of the results. Do not interpret data in this section.
5. Discussion- Your chance to shine. Interpret your data. Support it with accurate physiological knowledge. for each observation- why do you think it changed based on what we know about the body's homeostatic mechanisms. If there was a change in cardiac activity- why do you think it happened. What pathways may have been activated? What systems are likely involved. Try to convince me you learned something this semester : ).
Was your hypothesis supported, If not, what factors may have complicated your results.
Show me some thought here. Much of your grade will be based on a well-reasoned discussion.