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Stimulant Circulatory System

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In this experiment, the purpose was to identify the effect of sedatives and stimulants on the circulatory system on the ghost shrimp and the black worm. We used caffeine as our stimulant and ethanol as our sedative. The shrimp was placed on a wet petri dish, where it was covered. After letting the shrimp rest for a few minutes, we placed it under the lowest light of a dissecting microscope. Then we located the heart, counted the number of beats in 10 seconds and multiplied it by 6 to acquire the beats-per-minute. In the next trial we dropped 0.5 mL of .0005 M caffeinated solution on the shrimp and waited 2 minutes before we measured the bpm. After the bpm was recorded, the shrimp was washed with spring water. The same procedure was performed

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