Lab Exam 1

Review

Lab Exam 1

Wed., 2/11/15
Lab 1A begins at 10:00 AM
Lab 1B begins at 2:40 PM
Exam should only take ca. 45 min. (1 h
max.)
Rest of time can be devoted to
Finishing up skeletal muscle physiology
lab and group assignment (if needed)
Revising RBC Osmosis report with lab
team

Exam Format

Short answer questions

Calculations
Questions at a lab station
All questions to be answered on your
exam copy.

Content to Review
Statistics & Graphing
Introduction to Statistics & Graphing

Modeling Cell Diffusion

Lab 1 Cell Diffusion & SA-V
Lab Discussion and Assignment
Lab Assignment Answer Key

Water and Solute Movement through Red

Blood Cell Membranes
RBC Osmosis
Instructions)
RBC Osmosis
RBC Osmosis
RBC Osmosis

Lab 2015 (Lab Background and

2015 Class Data Analyzed
Lab Forum & Assignment Instructions
Assignment Worksheet

Statistics & Graphing

Statistics when is it appropriate to apply
T-test
ANOVA
Linear regression analysis

Graphing when is appropriate to use

X-y scatterplot
Bar graph

Statistics & Graphing

Statistics how do you interpret the Excel
outputs for
T-test
ANOVA
Linear regression analysis

What statistical question does the

analysis answer? E.g., what does p <
0.05 or p > 0.05 mean?

Statistics & Graphing

Graphing
Know how to construct a proper plot (x-y
scatter, bar graph)
Axes with appropriate scale
Label axes (with units indicated)
Descriptive figure title (below figure)
Error bars when mean values are plotted
(indicate SD)
Is it statistically valid to draw a straight line
through the points?

Cell Diffusion & SA/V

Relationship
Know what we did in lab and how it was
done.
Know how to calculate SA, V, and SA/V
ratio.
Know how temperature, size, and SA/V
ratio affects the rate of diffusion.
Make sure to review all the content and
questions in the relevant lab documents.

Water & Solute Movement RBC Membranes

Know what we did in lab and how it was done.
Know how to calculate molarity and osmolarity (see
calculations in lab document).
Know what %T values indicated in terms of cell
response.
Know how/why cells respond hypertonically,
hypotonically in hyperosmotic/hyposmotic solutions
of an impermeable solute (NaCl) or a permeable
solute (urea).
Know the role of water in determining cell response.
Know why/how temperature affects time to
hemolysis when RBCs are placed in an ethylene
glycol solution.