A01 Frog Prep Explanation of how to prepare the frog for the following frog experiments: A02, A03, and A04. A02 Frog Gastrocnemius Stimulate the frog gastrocnemius muscle and record threshold voltage and contractile responses. Option: Stimulate the muscle via the sciatic nerve. A03 Frog Sciatic Nerve Record Compound Action Potentials (CAP) from a dissected frog sciatic nerve. A04 Frog Heart Record cardiac rate and contractile responses of the surgically exposed frog heart.
Option : Study the effects of chronotropic/inotropic agents on autonomic control of heart rate.
A05 Visceral Smooth Muscle Study the effects of media ionic composition, temperature, and various pharmacological agents on the contraction of the visceral smooth muscle of the rabbit ileum. A06 Cockroach Ventral Nerve AP Record action potentials through a cockroach ventral nerve cord. A07 Fish Respiration & Q10 Measure the metabolic rate of goldfish at two different temperatures (acclimation temp and acute exposure temp) to demonstrate the Q 10 A08 Earthworm Action Potential Use extracellular recording techniques to stimulate and record action potentials. Measure conduction velocity and plot Strength vs. Duration. A09 Turtle Heart Observe effects of: vagus nerve stimulation; drugs on contraction force; temperature on heart rate and contractility. Optional: record ECG. A11 Resting Potential - Crayfish Muscle Follows "Lab 4: Crayfish Resting Potential" from the Crawdad Lab Manual.
A14 CPG Hornworm Perform extracellular recording on tobacco hornworm pupae to study central pattern generators (CPGs) and neural mechanisms. Video clip included. A15 Earthworm Smooth Muscle Use a force transducer and tissue bath with isolated earthworm gut to measure contractions and the effect of drugs. Video clip included. H01 12-Lead ECG Record a 12-lead ECG. H02 Compartmental Modeling Explore Westheimer's saccadic eye movement model with actual and model data H03 Nerve Conduction - MP30 Use the MP30 for Nerve Conduction Velocity along the ulnar nerve of a human subject. Video clip included. H03 Nerve Conduction - MP36/35 Use the MP36 or MP35 for Nerve Conduction Velocity along the ulnar nerve of a human subject. Video clip included. H04 Blood Pressure Record (noninvasive) blood pressure response to isometric or straining exercise. H05 WAnT Wingate Test Record the Wingate Anaerobic Test and complete Wingate Test calculations. In this lesson, the WAnT is performed on a modified, plate loaded, Monark 818E work ergometer. H06 Finger Twitch (SS12LA) Use a Force transducer to record the finger twitch from a human subject. Video clips included. H06 Finger Twitch (SS61L) Use the Finger Twitch transducer to record the finger twitch from a human subject. H07 EMG Active Learning Experiment for human EMG H08 Dive Reflex Active Learning ECG Dive Reflex Experiment H09 Auditory Evoked Potential Auditory Evoked Potential recordings from human subjects H10 Hemispheric EEG Electroencephalography (EEG) and Hemispheric Asymmetry H11 Mirror Test EDA Sensory-Motor Learning and Electrodermal Activity (EDA) H12 Saccades EOG EOG: Angular Displacement - Saccade Study H13 Tracking EOG EOG: Tracking study - Effect of visual stimulation vs. imagination H14 Fixation I EOG EOG: Ocular Fixations while reading (Part one: 3-lead) H15 Fixation II EOG EOG: Ocular Fixations while viewing an image (Part two: 6-lead) H16 Reflexes & Reaction Time Active Learning: Reflexes & Reaction Time H17 Biomechanics Biomechanics (Goniometry & EMG) H18 Automatic Noninvasive BP Exercise Physiology: Automatic Noninvasive Blood Pressure H19 VO2 & RER Record and measure oxygen consumption and respiratory exchange ratio H20 Filtering Design and develop software-based digital filters and cascade 2nd-order biquads. H21 Impedance Cardiography Noninvasively record and measure cardiac output and stroke volume H22 Visual Evoked Response Visual Evoked Potential recordings from human subjects (P100 test) H23 Signal Averaging ECG Record ECG data under different experimental conditions and perform a Signal Averaged ECG recording for each segment of data. H24 Habituation Record EDR and Heart Rate response to repeated stimulus to demonstrate habituation and its probabilistic trend toward decreased response. H25 BME Breadboard I Schematics and design notes to build Active Filters, Sine Wave Generator, Logarithmic Amplifier, and Absolute Value Converter with SS39L and MP30. Video clips included. H26 BME Breadboard II Block diagram to build ECG R-wave detector with SS39L and MP30. Video clips included. H27 Facial EMG Record EMG response on the corrugator supercilii & zygomaticus major muscles. H28 Reflex Response Record knee and ankle reflex response with the SS36L Reflex Hammer transducer. Optional: Use SS20L Goniometer to measure angular movement in response to varying strike force. H29 Basal Metabolic Rate Record indirect basal metabolic rate (BMR) and post-exercise metabolic rate. H30 Stroop Effect Record strength of interference between associative tasks: naming & reading. H31 Prepulse Inhibition Record the startle response with and without a prepulse inhibition stimulus. H32 Heart Rate Variability Explore statistical measures, geometric measures, and spectral analysis in heart rate variability studies. H33 FFT Fast Fourier Build up a square wave composite waveform form sine components to examine the FFT. H34 Electrogastrogram Record an electrogastrogram (EGG) from a human subject. H35 ROM/Sit & Reach Perform Range of Motion (ROM) and Sit and Reach tests with a goniometer and compare to normative values. H36 Muscular Biofeedback Measure changes in EMG with maximal contraction, as compared to baseline, incorporating different combinations of visual and auditory feedback. L01 Electromyography I
Standard & Integrated EMG
L02 Electromyography II Mechanical Tasks L03 Electroencephalography I Relaxation & Brain Rhythms
L04 Electroencephalography II Alpha Rhythms in the Occipital Lobe
L05 Electrocardiography I Components of the ECG
L06 Electrocardiography II Bipolar Leads (Leads I, II, III), Einthoven's Law, Mean Electrical Axis on the Frontal Plane
L07 ECG & Pulse Mechanical Action of the Heart, Peripheral Pressure Pulse, Plethysmography
L08 Respiratory Cycle I Respiratory Rates, Relative Depths of Breathing, Regulation of Ventilation
L09 EDA & Polygraph Electrodermal Activity & the Polygraph
L10 Electrooculogram I Eye Movement; Saccades & Fixation During Reading
L11 Reaction Time I Reaction Time & Learning With Fixed-interval and Pseudo-random Presentation Trials
L12 Pulmonary Function I Volumes & Capacities
L13 Pulmonary Function II Pulmonary Flow Rates (FEV1,2,3 and MVV)
L14 Biofeedback Relaxation & Arousal
L15 Aerobic Exercise Physiology Cardiovascular & Respiratory Adjustments During and After Exercise
L16 Blood Pressure Indirect BP Measurement, Ventricular Systole and Diastole, Korotkoff Sounds, Mean Arterial Pressure
L17 Heart Sounds Cardiac Valve Functions, Electrical & Mechanical Events
L20 Spinal Cord Reflexes Anatomical and Physiological Elements of Simple Spinal Reflexes
