For Lab 11, you will complete two exercises:
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Exercise 18 – Nervous System
Learning Objectives
After completing this lab, the students will be able to:
- Identify the structures of neuron.
- Identify the cranial nerves.
- Identify the structures of the brain and its regions.
- Give the general function of each region of the brain.
- Identify the structures of the spinal cord.
Lab Readings
Read the following materials before you begin the experiment.
- 35.1 Neurons and Glial Cells (OpenStax, Bio2, Chapter 35)
- Neurons and Glial Cells
- 35.2How Neurons Communicate
- 35.3The Central Nervous System
- 35.4The Peripheral Nervous System
- 35.5Nervous System Disorders
- Key Terms
- Chapter Summary
2. Nervous System Diagram.
nervous-system-atlas-anatomyVideo
- View The Nerve Impulse video below.
2. View the Function of Neuromuscular Junction video below.
- View The Chemical Synapse video below.
4. View The Action Potentials video below.
5. Sheep Brain Dissection video
Lab Activity
Please follow the instructions below to begin the experiment.
- View The Brain, Spinal cord and neuron model slides below and identify their structures.
2. The Sheep brain Dissection.
Read The Sheep Brain Dissection Manual and View the sheep brain slides below, before you begin the dissection.
3. Giant Multipolar Neuron Slides.
giant-multipolar-neuron-slidesQuiz
Exercise 19
