LAB REPORT - EXERCISE 11: PARASYMPATHETIC CONTROL
OF THE HEART
Discussion: Be sure to use data from your Physiograph record to support
discussion.
Section A:
Normal, Vagal Stimulation, and the Action of Acetylcholine
1. Title Page
2. Record: a. normal; vagal stimulation;
acetylcholine
3. Discussion
Section B:
Potentiation with Physostigmine and Action of Pilocarpine
1. Records (2 separate)
a. normal; vagal stimulation;
physostigmine; vagal stimulation
b. normal; pilocarpine
2. Discussion (Hint - Be sure to include a comparison
of "down-times" for physostigmine.)
Section C:
Action of Nicotine
1. Record: normal; nicotine; stimulation of vagus;
acetylcholine
2. Discussion: (Hint - Be sure to include what stimulation
of the vagus "proved"
and what the addition of ACh "proved".)
Section D:
Action of Atropine
1. Record: normal; atropine; stimulation of vagus;
acetylcholine
2. Discussion: (Hint - Be sure to include what stimulation
of the vagus "proved" and
what the addition of ACh "proved".)