Lab 15 Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses

Fall 2008

ASSIGNMENT

Due December 12, 2008

PLEASE NOTE: This assignment will NOT be accepted after this due date has paste*.

For this lab activity, you should refer to Exercise 3 in your PhysioEx manual (pp. 31- 40). Be sure to read the pre-lab introduction before carrying out the activities (1 - 8).

Part 1. From the "Main Menu" select "Exercise 3: Neurophysiology and Nerve Impulses" from the pull-down menu (click the "Go" button after making this selection). When the "Neurophysiology and Nerve Impulses" page opens, click on the link to view the "Nerve Impulses" video.

Part 2. Also on the "Endocrine System Physiology" page you will see four lab experiment links: Eliciting a Nerve Impulse (Activities 1 - 4), Inhibiting a Nerve Impulse (Activities 5 - 7), and Nerve Conduction Velocity (Activity 8). Carry out these activities as described in the lab manual, filling in the answers and charts where required on the pages of the lab manual. Also, any time you are asked to collect data, be sure you obtain a print out of the collected data (Use Print Data command in the Tools menu).

Part 3. Complete the Review Sheet questions on pages 41 - 42 of your lab manual (also available as a pdf file on your PhysioEX 8.0 CD-ROM.


*The reason for this restriction is that I will need to post the answers before the week of final exams.


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