Samuel+C

Samuel C 2011-12
 * STUDY OF PARALYSIS IN HUMAN NATURE**


 * ABSTRACT**

The purpose of this study was to test whether different body parts being paralyzed affected the way a person would exercise. Paralysis is caused by one main thing: damage to the nervous system. In this experiment, people ran 20 m with one body part paralyzed and were timed accordingly in units of seconds. When the left foot was taken away, the time changed the most, and the time changed the least when the left arm was gone. When a leg is gone, it takes a lot of effort to walk, because it is not as easy to balance.

The data here shows that when a person is without a body part, it is harder to do things. It shows that when the left leg is gone, it usually causes the most change. The hypothesis was partially correct. In some cases, when the right leg was taken away, it caused the most changes. It is harder to move when a body part is paralyzed because they can’t move that certain body part and the body parts are supposed to work together. If one body part is paralyzed, then this cuts off the part of all body parts working together. This could be important because it shows how people live without a body part, and what effects it has. Some of the variables could have been that people would have been tired after a couple of trials. Some follow-up experiments could include eating some type of food while running with a body part paralyzed.
 * CONCLUSION**