Lab 18
Lab 18
Lab 18
Name ______________________________________________
Fill this table, summarizing your examination of a multipolar neuron model. Check off each structure as it is identified. For
Function, refer to a reference book or your textbook.
Identification Structure Function(s)
Soma
Nissl bodies
Axon hillock
Axon
Schwann cells
Nodes of Ranvier
Collateral axon
Telodendria
Dendrite
Gemmute
Record your data and interpretations of the reflexes tests. Be sure to indicate the function each may have.
Result
Reflex
Explanation/Discussion
Left Right
Normal Normal
Hyperflexia Hyperflexia
Patellar Hypoflexia Hypoflexia
No response No response
Normal Normal
Hyperflexia Hyperflexia
Triceps Hypoflexia Hypoflexia
No response No response
Normal Normal
Hyperflexia Babinski
Plantar Hypoflexia response
No response No response
Normal Dilation
Hyperflexia Constriction
Pupillary Hypoflexia No response
No response
Fill-in Fill-in
_____________________ 1 1. The soma forms a cone-shaed ___?____as it projects to form an axon.
2. ___?___ are small, distal branches of an axon.
_____________________ 2
3. Either Schwann cells or extensions of____?___ can form myelin sheaths.
_____________________ 3 4. The gaps between segments of myelin sheath are called ____?___.
_____________________ 4 5. A group of myelinated fibers may form a region of nerve tissue called
____?___ .
_____________________ 5
6. The ____?___neuron connects an efferent neuron to an efferent neuron.
_____________________ 6 7. A junction between two neurons, or between a neuron and an effector, is called
_____________________ 7 ____?___
8. A bundle of parallel neurons encased in fibrous connective tissue is called
_____________________ 8
as(in the PNS)
_____________________ 9 9. A bundle of parallel neurons in the CNS is called a(n)____?___
_____________________ 10 10. A muscle or gland that is regulated is by nerve input is termed a(n) )____?___
_____________________ 11 11. An action potential traveling down a myelinated axon travels)____?___faster
than in an myelinated axon.
_____________________ 12 12. Unmyelinated nerve tissue is called ____?___matter.
_____________________ 13 13. In infants, the ____?___response is normal when testing the plantar reflex.
_____________________ 14 14. When testing the plantar reflex in an adult, exyension of the toes may indicate
to the ____?___ somewhere along the reflex arc.
_____________________ 15
15. In the ____?___ reflex, a muscle contracts when ththe load increases.
_____________________ 16 16. The center of the patellar reflex is in the ____?___.
_____________________ 17 17. A stretch reflex involving the biceps brachii muscle causes____?___ of the
elbow biceps muscle is stretched.
_____________________ 18
18. In the triceps reflex demonstration, the triceps muscle muscle was the effector,
_____________________ 19 and more____?___ were the receptors.
_____________________ 20 19. If the Achilles (calcaneal) tendon is tapped, one would expect the ankle
20. When suddenly illuminated with a penlight, the pupil of the eye normally
(dilates/constricts).
Put in order
_____________________ 1 Put in order
_____________________ 2
Put these components of the reflex arc in the order in which nerve signals part
_____________________ 3
them
_____________________ 4
_____________________ 5 association neuron
effector
motor neuron
receptor
sensory neuron