VPB 121: Veterinary Physiology - II (2+1)

ORGAN BATH

• It consists of an outer container filled with tap water.
• Temperature is maintained at 38 ° C with a help of thermostat and a glass-warming coil.
• The coil lies in the outer bath with one end connected to a central glass vessel and other end to a bottle containing Tyrode solution.
• The cen­tral glass vessel has an outlet as its lower end, which is fitted to the bottom of the container and is used to drain off the Tyrode solution.
• A hollow glass tube with a hook at its lower end is clamped to a pillar by a boss head clamp and the glass tube can be lowered into the central vessel containing Tyrode solution.
• The pillar also carries a writing lever.
• A stirrer is provided at one end of the outer vessel to maintain uniform temperature.