Blood Pressure Lab Analysis

Quinn Dozier
10/21/16
Anatomy 5

Blood Pressure Lab

1.) The systole is the point where the heart is contracting so it is pumping blood through our blood vessels. Diastole is the relaxation point where the heart stops contracting.

2.) To measure heart rate we used our fingers to feel our veins. To help us hear better we can use a stethoscope. To measure blood pressure we used a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. 

3.) Sometimes a pulse can be too faint to feel with just our thumb. Also we can miscount.

4.) First you strap the cuff on your bicep with the cords going down. Then put the stethoscope under the cuff right above your elbow. Push the pump until the meter goes to about 150 then slowly release the valve. When you start to hear your heartbeat, that's the systole number. When you can't hear the heartbeat anymore, that's the diastole number.

Heart Chalk Walk

Quinn Dozier
10/18/16
Anatomy 5

Heart Chalk Walk

Blood starts in the inferior vena cava. It travels through the right atrium, to the right ventricle, then exits to go to the lungs. Blood enters again at the pulmonary vein and goes to the left atrium, followed by the left ventricle, then through the aorta and out to the body.

Health Reflection

Quinn Dozier
10/10/16
Anatomy 5

Health Reflection

Health is the overall wellbeing of one's physical and mental self. I feel as though I am relatively healthy, but could definitely improve. I work out plenty and talk with lots of friends, but my diet and sleep schedule could certainly get better. I get stressed sometimes, but can usually manage it. However, I think stress is one of the biggest issues here at Saratoga High. Students are generally fit and somewhat nutritious, but the stress can be so great that it even affects our sleep or social abilities. I think just continuing to bring awareness to it will help. The themes were that health isn't just eating right and exercising, it is actually a system of five different components that all have to balance each other; sleep, exercise, nutrition, stress, and social interaction. I learned a lot this unit. The average teenager should be getting about nine hours of sleep a night, in our society we eat way too many carbs, and hanging out with friends and relaxing is just as important as cardio. I still get some of all the different hormones mixed up and what they do. Next unit I will make sure to not miss anything when we are writing down notes. A real world application could be how when we are sleep deprived we can feel drowsy or cloudy. I definitely frequently experience so I definitely need to get more sleep. Some of my goals are to try and get at least eight hours of sleep per night, and eventually move up to nine. I can do this by not procrastinating on my homework and not using my phone and computer in bed. I also am going to cut out soda from my diet. I've done this before so it shouldn't be challenging. 

Sleep Diary

Quinn Dozier
10/4/16
Anatomy 5

Sleep Diary

This unit was very interesting. In was pretty eye opening to learn how crucial sleep is to our health, and how diminishing it can be if we don't get enough. I learned that teenagers need to be getting at least 9 hours of sleep a day to maximize their potential and I typically only get about 7 hours and 15 minutes every night. It was also interesting to learn about the different stages of sleep such as REM. I will definitely try to go to bed early more or try to incorporate naps into my day which can be very helpful.