ANSWERS:

1. In your own words, briefly describe the function of the PowerLab components shown above.

2. In your own words, describe the function of the labeled parts of the PowerLab shown above.
1. The power indicator light illuminates when PowerLab is turned on.
2. The output connections provide a voltage output in the range 10 V.
4. The isolated stimulator status light indicates that when it appears green, it works properly. And when it
appears yellow, it is out of compliance.
5. The Dual Bio Amp connects a 5 lead Bio Amp cable to the PowerLab, which reads as inputs 3 and 4.
6. The isolated stimulator output is utilized for connecting stimulating electrodes to the isolated stimulator.
7. The switch turns the isolated stimulator on and off.
8. The pod ports has 8-pin connectors for attaching pods and certain transducers to inputs and supplies a
DC power to the pods and transducers.

3. Today you used a finger pulse transducer to collect some physiological data and make some recordings.
In your own words, being as specific as you can, describe what is actually being recorded by the PowerLab
and displayed in LabTutor.

4. Name two physiological variables, other than finger pulse, that you could measure with PowerLab and
LabTutor.

5. Were all of your measurements identical for every member of your group> Would you expect them to
be identical?

6. Can you think of some parameters that LabTutor could calculate based on your original pulse trace?

7. Why is it important that the data in all channels be deleted simultaneously?