Physiological Apparatus

Question 1

Usual source of current

Answer 1

Battery

Question 2

2 Types of Current (3 names each, name all)

Answer 2

Direct/Galvanic/Constant

Induced/Faradic/Pulsating

Question 3

2 Types of Battery

Answer 3

Dry cell and wet cell

Question 4

Connecting wires are attached to what in a dry/wet cell battery

Answer 4

2 Binding poles (1 negative, 1 positive)`

Question 5

A device with two binding posts and a contact metal

Answer 5

Simple Key

Question 6

When contact metal in a simple key is pressed what current is produced?

Answer 6

Make current/shock/stimulus

Question 7

When contact metal in a simple key is released what current is produced?

Answer 7

Break current/shock/stimulus

Question 8

Parts of a simple key

Answer 8

2 binding posts and a contact metal

Question 9

Where are the connecting wires attached in a simple key?

Answer 9

Binding posts

Question 10

What produces the make or break current in a simple key?

Answer 10

Contact metal

Question 11

2 types of simple key (enumerate and differentiate)

Answer 11

New simple key - metal/fiber glass base

Old simple key - wood base

Question 12

3 Uses of kymograph

Answer 12

apparatus for recording…

1. Physiological functions (Muscle contraction)
2. Daily Temperature changes
3. Variations in water level

Question 13

2 Types of Kymograph

Answer 13

1. Spring Driven kymograph

2. Electrically Driven kymograph

Question 14

What controls a Spring Driven kymograph’s speed? When is it slower?

Answer 14

Fans of various sizes. The smaller the fan the faster the speed

Question 15

What controls a Electrically Driven kymograph’s speed?

Answer 15

Five speed motor control gear shift

Question 16

What secures the paper in a kymograph?

Answer 16

paste or gum labels

Question 17

smoky flame is created with?

Answer 17

kerosene/gum camphor

Question 18

Fixative used for kymograph

Answer 18

Shellac

Question 19

An apparatus used to apply a threshold stimulus to living tissues

Answer 19

Inductorium

Question 20

Types of inductorium

Answer 20

Long Inductorium and

Short/Square Inductorium

Question 21

How many binding posts are there in an inductorium

Answer 21

5 binding posts (3 primary and 2 secondary)

Question 22

Calibration of short inductorium

Answer 22

1-10

Question 23

Calibration of long inductorium

Answer 23

1-22

Question 24

Maximum flow of current for long inductorium

Answer 24

1

Question 25

Maximum flow of current for short inductorium

Answer 25

10

Question 26

Single shock for short inductorium

Answer 26

Binding posts A&B

Question 27

Single shock for long inductorium

Answer 27

Binding posts A&C

Question 28

Tentanizing/Repetitive/series of stimuli/shock for short inductorium

Answer 28

Binding posts A&C

Question 29

Tentanizing/Repetitive/series of stimuli/shock for long inductorium

Answer 29

Binding posts A&B

Question 30

Event marker (noting time and type of stimulus; time in seconds)

Answer 30

Signal Magnet

Question 31

Alternative source of current (3V-12V)

Answer 31

Electric Stimulator

Question 32

Types of signal magnet

Answer 32

Old and new

Question 33

Has 2 binding posts at its end

Answer 33

Old signal magnet

Question 34

Has 2 binding posts at the top

Answer 34

New signal magnet

Question 35

Records contraction of the muscle

Answer 35

Muscle lever

Question 36

Types of muscle lever

Answer 36

Old and New

Question 37

Parts of an old muscle lever

Answer 37

After loading screw, writing pen, binding posts

Question 38

What controls the direction/position of the writing pen in an old muscle lever?

Answer 38

After loading screw

Question 39

Is used to hold a muscle in place and only has one binding post

Answer 39

Muscle clamp

Question 40

Types of muscle clamp

Answer 40

New and old

Question 41

Records the time duration of a muscle contraction and creates 100 vibrations per second

Answer 41

Tuning fork

Question 42

Parts of a tuning fork

Answer 42

prongs, handle, writing pen mad of hard parchment

Question 43

Is part of the secondary circuit

Answer 43

muscle clamp

Question 44

Records the changes in the size of an object

Answer 44

Pneumograph

Question 45

What is always used with the pneumograph?

Answer 45

Tambour

Question 46

Parts of a pneumograph

Answer 46

Rubber pleated tube and metal chain

Question 47

What is the shallow depression inside the tambour?

Answer 47

Bowl

Question 48

What covers the bowl in a tambour?

Answer 48

Rubber sheet made of latex

Question 49

What secures the rubber sheet in a tambour?

Answer 49

Tight-fitting ring

Question 50

Used to test reflexes and the integrity of the spinal cord in the lower back region

Answer 50

Rubber mallet/Reflex hammer

Question 51

Arrange the types of sphygmomanometer by decreasing accuracy

Answer 51

Mercurial, Aneroid and digital

Question 52

An instrument that measures blood pressure

Answer 52

Sphygmomanometer

Question 53

Parts of a stethoscope

Answer 53

Ear piece, Rubber tube connector and chest pieces

Question 54

Chest piece with depression; detecting low frequency sounds

Answer 54

Shallow bell

Question 55

Detects high frequency sounds

Answer 55

Stiff diaphragm

Question 56

Records different pulmonary volume and capacity Used to assess lung function Records in mL

Answer 56

Spirometer

Question 57

Calibration of Spirometer

Answer 57

0-6 L

Question 58

Parts of a mercurial sphygmomanometer

Answer 58

mercury chamber, aspirator, rubber cuff

Question 59

First heartbeat

Answer 59

systolic

Question 60

Last heartbeat

Answer 60

diastolic

Question 61

Use of stethoscope to hear heartbeats

Answer 61

Auscultation

Question 62

Feeling for heartbeat

Answer 62

Palpation

Question 63

Tapping for heartbeat

Answer 63

Percussion

Question 64

When pneumograph collapses what happens to pressure in the closed system?

Answer 64

increases, causing the rubber sheet to bulge and raise the tambour