Week 3 Nervous System Lab Report Assignment
Subject
Health Medical
Question Description
WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT 1: REFLEXES
Submission Instructions
Please complete your answers to the lab questions on the attached form.
Post-Lab Questions
What is the pupillary response of the right eye when a light was shone into the pupil?
What is the consensual response? (The response of the left eye).
What branch of the nervous system controls this response?
Can this response be inhibited?
Define what a reflex is.
Name five essential components of a reflex arc.
WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT 2: TESTING CRANIAL NERVE FUNCTIONS
Result Tables
Table 2: Cranial Nerve Function Testing
Cranial Nerve
Test
Result
Post-Lab Questions
What do your cranial nerve test results tell you?
When might these tests be used in a clinical setting?
What cranial nerve may not be functioning properly if a patient cannot detect taste on the anterior tongue?
What cranial nerve may not be functioning properly if a patient can move his/her eyes medial, superior, and inferior, but not lateral?