SHEPHERDVILLE COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF HEALTH
BS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY WITH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

LABORATORY ACTIVITY
Module#7 Synapses and Neuromuscular Junction

Name: Bernard C Guerrero BSED-SCIENCE-3L Date: September 22 2022 Rating________________

Objectives:
1. Label the components of a chemical synapse.
2. Outline the sequence of events that occur at a chemical synapse.
3. Predict the effects of certain drugs on a chemical synapse.

Materials Needed
Pen

Instructions
1. On the figure below, label the following parts of the chemical synapse and outline the events that
occur at the synapse (steps 1–4):
□ Neurotransmitter receptor
□ Calcium channel
□ Postsynaptic neuron
□ Presynaptic neuron
□ Synaptic cleft
□ Axon terminal
□ Neurotransmitters

STEPS:
2: Exploring the Histology of Nervous Tissue
1. Identify each structure in this neuron smear:
a. Nucleolus
b. Nucleus
c. Neuroglia
d. Dendrites
e. Cell body
f. Axon