Spotting Flashcards
Simple frontal writing lever
Record the contraction of smooth muscle (e.g. Guinea pig ileum and rat uterus)
Record contraction of skeletal muscle. (e.g. Frog rectus abdominis)
Starling’s heart lever
Used for recording muscle
contraction of isolated frog heart
and phrenic nerve diaphragm
preparation
Syme’s venous cannula
For perfusion of isolated frog
heart
To inject various drugs
Arterial cannula
To cannulate carotid artery
Recording blood pressure in anaesthetized dog/cat
Inner organ bath
Used to keep tissue during in vitro experiments
Used to provide aeration and physiological salt solution to tissue
Tracheal cannula
To provide artificial
respiration
To record respiration of
anaesthetized cat or dog
X Block (Closed)
Used to connect accessories
in assembly during
experiments
X Block (Open)
Used to connect accessories
in assembly during
experiments
V- Clamp
Used to connect accessories
in assembly during
experiments
Screw Clip
Used to occlude rubber
tubes that carries
physiological salt solution or oxygen
Pinch Clip
Used to occlude rubber
tubes that carries
physiological salt solution or oxygen
T-rod
Used to connect accessories
in assembly during
experiments
Bull dog clamp
Used to clamp tubes to stop
flow of blood during
cannulation of artery
Artery forceps
Used to catch, clamp or
crush artery
To clamp rubber tubes
Straw holder
Used to hold straw of lever
