NEW CPP. Sensory transduction: Learn why you feel pain when you get hit by a rock.

NAME: DATE: Lab Report Sensory Transduction: Learn why you feel pain when you get hit by a rock This lab report is for you to reflect on what you completed and learned in this simulation, and to practice your written scientific communication skills. Include enough detail to clearly describe the lab experience to someone who understands the concepts but has not participated in the simulation. Use correct scientific terminology whenever applicable. Sections TOC \h \u \z \n \t "Heading 1,1,Heading 2,2,Heading 3,3,Heading 4,4,Heading 5,5,Heading 6,6,"Describe the overall objective and make a hypothesisIntroduce relevant background knowledge on this topicSummarize the steps taken in the simulationExplain any obtained results Discuss the conclusions and implications 1 Describe the overall objective and make a hypothesis. What is the overall purpose of the experiments or activities? Make a hypothesis. Recall that the hypothesis is a claim that answers a question or makes a prediction about an event that has not yet occurred. Hint: The purpose is often stated in the welcome message of the simulation (as shown in the example image below).1371600353415 For your entry make sure to include the following: * Include one statement that describes the overall objective in your own words. * Include one statement that describes the hypothesis. The overall objective of this lab simulation and experiment is to help understand the fundamental workings of the body’s physiology in experiencing pain and to be able to identify the various drugs that would be able to alleviate pain while minimizing its adverse effects on one’s muscle functions. The hypothesis is that while the pain that one experiences when being hit with an object (i.e., a rock) is felt by the body due to the presence of neuroreceptors in the skin, then the effect of the drugs or other processes (i.e., voltage manipulation) which removes such pain is brought about by blocking the physiological processes and chemicals that transmit the pain from the skin to the brain. 2 Introduce relevant background knowledge on this topic. What have you learned in class or researched on your own that would help prepare for this simulation? Hint: You can review the “THEORY” section in the simulation (as shown in the example image below)1876425333375 For your entry make sure to include the following: * Include at least three important details from the lab “Theory” tab, the Lab Manual, or other resources, in your lab report that supports the simulation activity. One of the most notable facts I gleaned from the simulation was that the body is composed of various sensory neurons (baroreceptors, chemoreceptors, electroreceptors, etc.), and each of these neurons responds to different stimuli. One of these, as discussed and used in the lab simulation, is the nociceptors, which respond to a variety of stimuli, especially those that tend to ‘harm’ the organism. Accordingly, manipulating the ‘current’ that flows through these channels could also potentially affect the pain (or absence of pain) being transduced from the various parts of the body to the central nervous system. Finally, I also realized that the effect and mechanisms of actions that are used to prevent the body from feeling the pain leverage these basic principles, especially by ‘detaching’ the body from the brain by removing the sensory neurons’ capacity to transmit pain signals to the body’s CNS effectively. 3 Summarize th...