Exercise 6: Cardiovascular Physiology: Activity 2: Examining the Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results

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Experiment Results Predict Question: Predict Question: What do you think will happen if you apply multiple stimuli to the heart by indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve? Your answer : c. The heart rate will decrease and the heart will stop. Stop & Think Questions: 1. Watch the contractile activity from the frog heart on the oscilloscope. Enter the number of ventricular contractions per minute (from the heart rate display) in the field below and then click Submit to record your answer in the lab report. You answered: 61 beats/min The vagus nerve carries Your answer : d. signals that increase the heart rate and increase the force of contraction of the heart. Correct answer: a. signals that decrease the heart rate. 3. Enter the number of ventricular contractions per minute (from the heart rate display) in the field below and then click Submit to record your answer in the lab report. You answered: 61 beats/min The response that resumed the heartbeat after the vagus nerve stimulation is called You correctly answered: b. vagal escape. Experiment Data:

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Post-lab Quiz Results You scored 0% by answering 0 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Extreme vagus nerve stimulation affects the heart by You did not answer this question. Correct answer: a. stopping the heart completely. 2. Vagal escape probably involves You did not answer this question. Correct answer: c. sympathetic reflexes. 3. Research shows that, in the absence of neural and hormonal influences, the SA node generates action potentials at a frequency of approximately 100 times per minute. However, the resting heart rate is approximately 70 beats per minute, which suggests that You did not answer this question. Correct answer: b. the parasympathetic nervous system has more control over heart rate. 4. The SA (sinoatrial) node in the human heart is located You did not answer this question. Correct answer: c. in the right atrium

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Review Sheet Results You have not completed the Review Sheet.

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