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1
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Usual source of current

A

Battery

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

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Direct/Galvanic/Constant

Induced/Faradic/Pulsating

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3
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2 Types of Battery

A

Dry cell and wet cell

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4
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Connecting wires are attached to what in a dry/wet cell battery

A

2 Binding poles (1 negative, 1 positive)`

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5
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A device with two binding posts and a contact metal

A

Simple Key

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6
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When contact metal in a simple key is pressed what current is produced?

A

Make current/shock/stimulus

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7
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When contact metal in a simple key is released what current is produced?

A

Break current/shock/stimulus

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8
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Parts of a simple key

A

2 binding posts and a contact metal

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9
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Where are the connecting wires attached in a simple key?

A

Binding posts

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10
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What produces the make or break current in a simple key?

A

Contact metal

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11
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2 types of simple key (enumerate and differentiate)

A

New simple key - metal/fiber glass base

Old simple key - wood base

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12
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3 Uses of kymograph

A

apparatus for recording…

  1. Physiological functions (Muscle contraction)
  2. Daily Temperature changes
  3. Variations in water level
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13
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2 Types of Kymograph

A
  1. Spring Driven kymograph

2. Electrically Driven kymograph

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14
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What controls a Spring Driven kymograph’s speed? When is it slower?

A

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

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15
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What controls a Electrically Driven kymograph’s speed?

A

Five speed motor control gear shift

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16
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What secures the paper in a kymograph?

A

paste or gum labels

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17
Q

smoky flame is created with?

A

kerosene/gum camphor

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18
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Fixative used for kymograph

A

Shellac

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19
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An apparatus used to apply a threshold stimulus to living tissues

A

Inductorium

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20
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Types of inductorium

A

Long Inductorium and

Short/Square Inductorium

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21
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How many binding posts are there in an inductorium

A

5 binding posts (3 primary and 2 secondary)

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22
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Calibration of short inductorium

A

1-10

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23
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Calibration of long inductorium

A

1-22

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24
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Maximum flow of current for long inductorium

A

1

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25
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Maximum flow of current for short inductorium

A

10

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26
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Single shock for short inductorium

A

Binding posts A&B

27
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Single shock for long inductorium

A

Binding posts A&C

28
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Tentanizing/Repetitive/series of stimuli/shock for short inductorium

A

Binding posts A&C

29
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Tentanizing/Repetitive/series of stimuli/shock for long inductorium

A

Binding posts A&B

30
Q

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

A

Signal Magnet

31
Q

Alternative source of current (3V-12V)

A

Electric Stimulator

32
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Types of signal magnet

A

Old and new

33
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Has 2 binding posts at its end

A

Old signal magnet

34
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Has 2 binding posts at the top

A

New signal magnet

35
Q

Records contraction of the muscle

A

Muscle lever

36
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Types of muscle lever

A

Old and New

37
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Parts of an old muscle lever

A

After loading screw, writing pen, binding posts

38
Q

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

A

After loading screw

39
Q

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

A

Muscle clamp

40
Q

Types of muscle clamp

A

New and old

41
Q

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

A

Tuning fork

42
Q

Parts of a tuning fork

A

prongs, handle, writing pen mad of hard parchment

43
Q

Is part of the secondary circuit

A

muscle clamp

44
Q

Records the changes in the size of an object

A

Pneumograph

45
Q

What is always used with the pneumograph?

46
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Parts of a pneumograph

A

Rubber pleated tube and metal chain

47
Q

What is the shallow depression inside the tambour?

48
Q

What covers the bowl in a tambour?

A

Rubber sheet made of latex

49
Q

What secures the rubber sheet in a tambour?

A

Tight-fitting ring

50
Q

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

A

Rubber mallet/Reflex hammer

51
Q

Arrange the types of sphygmomanometer by decreasing accuracy

A

Mercurial, Aneroid and digital

52
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An instrument that measures blood pressure

A

Sphygmomanometer

53
Q

Parts of a stethoscope

A

Ear piece, Rubber tube connector and chest pieces

54
Q

Chest piece with depression; detecting low frequency sounds

A

Shallow bell

55
Q

Detects high frequency sounds

A

Stiff diaphragm

56
Q

Records different pulmonary volume and capacity

Used to assess lung function

Records in mL

A

Spirometer

57
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Calibration of Spirometer

58
Q

Parts of a mercurial sphygmomanometer

A

mercury chamber, aspirator, rubber cuff

59
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First heartbeat

60
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Last heartbeat

61
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Use of stethoscope to hear heartbeats

A

Auscultation

62
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Feeling for heartbeat

63
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Tapping for heartbeat

A

Percussion

64
Q

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

A

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

Physiology-Anatomy (8 decks)

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