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Teaching Inquiry Based Physiology in High Schools
Author(s) -
Anjur Sowmya S
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.633.13
Subject(s) - sitting , physiology , heart rate , psychology , cardiovascular physiology , medicine , physical therapy , blood pressure , cardiology , pathology
Students participated in inquiry‐based physiology labs to better understand the structure‐function relationship of major body systems. Students measured their respiration, blood pressure and heart rate while at rest (sitting), standing, lying down, and after 5 and 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise. Students performed t‐tests on their data, which showed significant correlation during exercise. In a separate experiment, students tested their patellar, plantar, ankle‐jerk and pupillary reflexes under similar conditions, and used inquiry to decide which impulses originated from the central or peripheral nervous system, and to understand and correlate the relationship of these results with the previous experiment. Such modified experiments followed by inquiry based discussions gave students a better insight into understanding the relationship between anatomy and physiology of the organ systems of the body, and their significance to real‐world applications than traditional lab exercises alone.