Frog Responses

Intact frog

Double pithed frog

Pinching the web of the pes

Electrically stimulating the hind limb

Pith the frog.

Touching an open eye

Laying the animal on its back

REFLEXES
Reflex- bodys automatic responses to certain stimuli involving a
neural pathway called reflex arc.
Reflex Arc
STEP 1- Reception
STEP 2- Transmission
STEP 2.1- Sensory Neuron
STEP 2.2- Interneuron (CNS)
STEP 2.3- Motor Neuron
STEP 3- Action

REFLEXES
Reflex Arc

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SPINAL
Flexor- withdraws
certain body parts
when pain receptors
are activated
Extensor- maintains
balance when
prompted

CRANIAL
Intact frog

Pith the frog.

Double pithed frog

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CRANIAL
Intact frog

Pith the frog.

Double pithed frog

Corneal- blinks eye

when cornea is
stimulated
Righting- corrects body
when taken out of its
normal orientation