Exam VIII:  Skeletal Muscle Physiology, Reflexes, Spinal Cord Anatomy

·       4-6 points on Spinal Cord Anatomy

To include:

§    Identification of Structures on:

Diagrams, Spinal Cord Models, Microscope Slide, Wall Chart

·       8-10 points on Reflex Arc Anatomy & Physiology

To include:

§    Identification of Reflex Components

§    Functions of Reflex Components

For specific reflexes on worksheet:

§       Identification of Specific Reflexes on Diagrams

§       Purpose, Procedure, Normal & Abnormal Responses

§       Cranial vs. Spinal, Somatic vs. Autonomic

·       6-9 points on Skeletal Muscle Physiology

To include:

§          Identification of phases of typical muscle twitch

§          Definitions of terms: threshold stimulus, treppe, wave summation, incomplete & complete tetanus & muscle fatigue, recruitment/multiple motor unit summation, all-or-none law, tonus

§          Identification of above terms on tracings

§          How stimulus was applied to produce above tracings