If you have older sensors that do not auto id

If you have older sensors that do not auto-ID, manually set up the sensors.
2. On the Meter screen, tap Rate. Change the data-collection rate to 100 samples/second and the
data-collection length to 30 seconds. Select OK.
3. Connect the Accelerometer to the reflex hammer using the cable tie, as shown in Figure 2.
Place the Accelerometer cable toward the back of the hammer so it does not get in the way.
4. Have the subject sit comfortably in a chair that is high
enough to allow his/her legs to dangle freely above the
floor.
5. Attach two electrode tabs above one knee along the line of
the quadriceps muscle between the knee and the hip. The
tabs should be 5 cm and 13 cm from the middle of the
patella (see Figure 3). Place a third electrode tab on the
Figure 3
Figure 2

Human Physiology with Vernier
14A - 3
Neuromuscular Reflexes
lower leg.
6. Attach the red and green leads to the electrode tabs above the knee with the red electrode
closest to the knee. Attach the black lead (ground) to the electrode tab on the lower leg.
7. Start data collection. If the graph has a stable baseline as shown in Figure 4, stop data
collection continue to Step 8. If your graph has an unstable baseline, stop data collection and
collect a new set of data by starting data collection again. Repeat data collection until you
have obtained a stable baseline for 5 s.
8. Collect voluntary activation data. Note : Read the entire step before collecting data to become
familiar with the procedure.
a. Have the subject close his/her eyes, or avert
them from the screen.
b. Start data collection.
c. After recording 5 s of stable baseline, swing
the reflex hammer briskly to contact the table
or other surface that generates a sound.
d. The subject should kick his/her leg out
immediately upon hearing the sound.
e. Continue obtaining reflexes (repeat parts c
and d of this step) so that you record 5–10
kicks during the data-collection period.
9. Determine the time elapsed between striking the
table surface with the reflex hammer and the contraction of the quadriceps muscle.
a. To analyze the data, tap and drag across the
EKG data to highlight the area from just
before the table was struck to just after the
muscle contraction.
b. Choose Zoom In from the Graph menu.
c. To examine the data pairs on the acceleration
graph, tap any data point. As you tap each data
point, the acceleration and time values are
displayed to the right of the graph.
d. Tap the first high peak (which corresponds to
the first kick) on the acceleration graph
(Figure 5). This peak indicates the time at
which the table surface was struck. Record this
time in Table 1.
e. Tap the first high peak (Kick 1) on the EMG graph. This peak indicates the time at which
the quadriceps muscle contracted. Record this time in Table 1.