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Title: Muscle twitch response and recruitment‚ summation and tetanus Exercise 1: The effects of nerve stimulation Objectives: 1. To explore the motor and sensory effects of electrical stimuli on a student volunteer‚ using the nerves of the forearm. 2. To examine the position where a largest muscular twich response with the lowest pulse current can be generated. This position is kept constant to determine results in exercises 2 and 3. Procedure: Refer to Human Biology Practical Manual
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carries important information through action potential‚ this is significant activity of the neurons to allow us to understand abnormality in the nerve that cause disorders. The objective of this study was to trigger a compound nerve action potentials (CAPs) and examine the effects of a stimulus voltage on a nerve and inspect their threshold‚ refractory period and also their velocity. Compound nerve action potentials (CAPs) are summed action potential of one nerve‚ one nerve consists of many neurons. We
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able to feel any twitch response from the amplitude of 0.00mA to 6.5mA. But to be close to accurate we located the twitch response by using the amplitude of 10.0mA. Exercise 2: Twitch response and recruitment A. Describe briefly what you have done for this section (maximum 100 words). B. What are the observations that you have made? (maximum 150 words) C. Please provide answers to the following questions. 1. Did you get a measurable twitch with a stimulus
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Activity: Action Potentials Name: Caitlin Magnacca Instructor: Date: 03.19.2015 Predictions Exceeding threshold depolarization at the trigger zone______the likelihood of generation of an action potential. increases Action potential amplitude decreases with distance Increasing frequency of stimulation to the trigger zone increases number of action potentials Materials and Methods Experiment 1: Effect of Stimulus Strength on Action Potential Generation Dependent Variable membrane potential Independent
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Sodium (Na+) ions b. GABA: Chlorine (Cl-) ions 7. Ion channels are regionally located and functionally unique. List all the areas on the neuron and the type of potential dependent on the following types of ion channels: |Channels |Areas on the neuron |Type of potential | |Nongated |dendrites‚ cell body‚ axon |resting membrane | |Chemically-gated
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The Action Potential An action potential‚ also called a spike‚ nerve impulse‚ and discharge‚ is the rapid reversal of charge of the cell membrane. These changes in charge occur within milliseconds‚ meaning the action potential travels very quickly down the axon in order to convey information over long distances. This transfer of information occurs within six phases and requires the presence of multiple pumps and channels embedded in the membrane to control ion concentration. Phase 1: The Resting
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The Action Potential Graphics are used with permission of: Pearson Education Inc.‚ publishing as Benjamin Cummings (http://www.aw-bc.com) ** If this is not printed in color‚ it is suggested you color code the ion channels and ions as you go through this topic. Ions channels and ions should be color coded as follows: Red: Sodium ion channels and sodium ions Blue: Potassium ion channels and potassium ions Page 1. Introduction • Neurons communicate over
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fundamental unit of the nervous system. These neurons work together with other excitable cells to produce action potentials when they receive electrical or chemical stimuli. Action potentials can be thought of as an “all-or-nothing” event and occur as a large-scale depolarization when sodium and other positive ions rapidly enter the neuron through membrane channel proteins. Once initiated‚ action potentials travel down the length of the axon and when it reaches the end a neurotransmitter is released into
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ckingmotherCoordination by Neural Signaling 26.1 Invertebrates reflect an evolutionary trend toward bilateral symmetry and cephalization * Invertebrate Nervous Organization * In simple animals‚ such as sponges‚ the most common observable response is closure of the osculum (central opening) * Hydras (cnidarians) have a nerve net that is composed of neurons * Planarians‚ (flatworms) have a ladderlike nervous system * In annelids (earthworm)‚ arthropods (crab)‚ and molluscs
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