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PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY TAKE HOME QUIZ/ ASSIGNMENT Instruction: no erasure, no superimposition, written in capital letters Date of submission: August 1, 2012

1. State the bell magendie law, and summarize its physiologic implications. 2. Distinguish between and compare monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes 3. Give example of stretch reflexes, including those that are frequently tested clinically 4. Define reciprocal innervation, inverse stretch reflex,clonus, and lengthening reaction 5. Describe the muscle spindles and analyze their function as part of a feedback system that controls muscle length 6. Describe the golgi tendon organs and analyze their function as part of a feedback system that maintains muscle force 7. What is reflex arc? Explain the mechanism General Questions 1. What is a final common path? Discuss its physiologic basis and importance 2. Define local sign , and explain the mechanism responsible for it 3. Why does a strong noxious stimulus produced a prolonged withdrawal response? 4. How are reflex responses graded and modified?

TYPES OF SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES 1-3 TYPES OF PATHOLOGIC REFLEXES 1-5