Name: __________________________________ Date: _____________________________

Making Connections Part 3: Home Work Assignment

Directions: This is a homework assignment to be completed in your lab notebook.
Write each question and provide an answer based upon your completion of the Making
Connections activities. Your previous two lab reports will provide you with information
to help you form your answers.

Questions:
1. What does an increased pulse rate indicate about the heart rate and flow of blood in
someones body?

2. When Muscles are active, cells use nutrients and oxygen at a higher rate and produce
waste chemicals and heat more rapidly. Describe how the interaction of the two or more
body systems help maintain homeostasis during periods of high muscle activity (be sure

3. A student in your class suggests that when most people watch exciting sporting events on
television, their pulse rates increase. Suggest a way to determine if this statement is
correct.

4. What specific evidence would you need to collect in order to determine if the students
suggestion would be supported?

5. If you wanted to increase your clothespin repetitions rate, would you suggest exercising
or resting before you completed a second trial? Explain your answer.