Knee-Jerk Reaction: Exploring Neuromuscular Reflexes

Interested in gaining new strategies to help your students flex their knowledge of the human nervous system? Vernier biology expert and former educator John Melville, PhD, demonstrates a hands-on neuromuscular reflex investigation that can help you bridge the gap between theory and real-world observations. By measuring patellar reflex response time and muscle electrical activity, students can more easily visualize and analyze the rapid communication between the nervous and muscular systems.
What you’ll learn
• How tools like the Go Direct® EKG Sensor, Go Direct Force and Acceleration Sensor, and Reflex Hammer Accessory Kit allow students to investigate body system interactions, examine muscle movement, and differentiate between reflex and voluntary actions
• Strategies for helping your students collect and analyze real physiological data, building on their understanding of data interpretation
• How you can introduce this hands-on human physiology investigation into your curriculum, whether you’re teaching a PLTW Human Body Systems course or a high school or college biology class.
Featured products:
• Go Direct EKG Sensor - www.vernier.co...
• Go Direct Force and Acceleration Sensor - www.vernier.co...
• Reflex Hammer Accessory Kit - www.vernier.co...
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