Experimental and Applied Physiology: Including Biopac Lab Experiments Sixth Edition
by Richard G. Pflanzer, Purdue University School of Science; Indiana University School of Medicine; and Indiana University–-Purdue University at Indianapolis

A perfect laboratory manual for professors looking to involve their students in more hands-on experiments. This comprehensive stand-alone manual is for the one-semester physiology course taught at the undergraduate level and can accompany any physiology textbook on the market.

Features

• New Biopac Experiments guide students through a set of exercises illustrating fundamental physiology principles. These computerized laboratory exercises cover topics ranging from muscle contraction to cardiac activity to reaction time.
• Hands–on activities help students learn the processes of science and truly learn by doing.
• Outstanding pedagogy includes review concepts and objectives to guide students through the experimental process.
• An index has been added to this edition, enabling students to easily locate key terms and concepts.

Contents

1  Metrics, Measurements, Computations
2  Bioinstrumentation
3  Compound Light Microscopy
4  Physical Processes of Biological Importance
5  Neural Control of Skeletal Muscle
6  Contractility of Skeletal Muscle I: The Twitch and Motor Unit Summation
7  Contractility of Skeletal Muscle II: Mechanical Summation, Contracture, Tetanus, and Fatigue
8  Contractility of Skeletal Muscle III: Isotonic Contraction and Initial Length vs. Work
9  Electromyography and Dynamometry
10  Neuromusclar Reflexes of the Spinal Cord and Brain Stem
11  Somatic Sensation
12  Cranial Nerves: Assessment of Functions
13  Visual Acuity, Accommodation, Peripheral Vision, Color Vision, Ophthalmoscopy
14  Hearing and Equilibrium
15  Electroencephalography
16  Blood Cells and Blood Types
17  Red Blood Cell Count
18  Hemoglobin Content, Hemotocrit, and Red Cell Indices
19  Hemostasis and the Platelet Count
20  White Blood Cell Count
21  Microcirculation
22  The Cardiac Cycle
23  Heart Sounds, Pulse Rate, and Systemic Blood Pressure
24  Plethysmography and the Peripheral Pressure Pulse
25  Electrical Activity of the Heart: The Electrocardiogram
26  Electrical Activity of the Heart: Vectorcardiography
27  The Respiratory Cycle
28  Pulmonary Function: Volumes and Capacities
29  Pulmonary Function: Airflow Rates
30  Analysis of Urine
31  Digestion
32  Metabolic Rates: Indirect Calorimetry
33  Maintenance and Regulation of Body Temperature
34  Glucose Tolerance

Biopac Lab Experiments

B1  Bioinstrumentation: The Biopac Student Lab
B2  Electromyography I: Standard and Integrated EMG Motor Unit Recruitment
B3  Electromyography II: Motor Unit Recruitment and Fatigue Using the Lafayette Instruments Hand Dynamometer
B4  Electromyography III: Motor Unit Recruitment and Fatigue Using the Biopac Hand Dynamometer
B5  Electroencephalography I: Relaxation and Brain Rhythms
B6  Electroencephalography II: Occipital Lobe Alpha Rhythms
B7  Electrocardiography I: Components of the ECG
B8  Electrocardiography II: Biploar Limb Leads, Vectorcardiography
B9  ECG and Peripheral Pressure Pulse
B10  The Respiratory Cycle
B11  Pulmonary Function Tests: Volumes and Capacities
B12  Pulmonary Function Tests: Forced Expiratory Volume Maximal Voluntary Ventilation

1999•544 pages•wire coil
ISBN 0-697-28407-7

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