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    "seeing-doing" because your muscles seem to "know" and "remember" just what to do. What you’re learning now is speed‚ i.e. how to perform the task carefully and quickly. That’s muscle memory. Scientists call this "kinesthetic memory" or "neuro-muscular facilitation" and they speak of "sensory-motor" learning‚ since you are combining sensing input‚ i.e. what you see with your eyes‚ with motor output‚ i.e. what you do with your body. Of course‚ during the "drill-and-practice"‚ your muscles aren’t really memorizing

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    move through a system of muscles‚ bones‚ tendons‚ cartilage and ligaments. Each past of the system is operated by the nervous system‚ which has its main control center in the brain‚ this creates voluntary movement such as kicking a ball. The body moves through different muscle contractions‚ these contractions are

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    chapter Learning Objectives • Learn how our bodies change the food we eat into ATP to provide our muscles with the energy they need to move • Examine the three metabolic systems that generate ATP 2 Fuel for Exercise : Bioenergetics and Muscle Metabolism Terminology • Substrates – Fuel sources from which we make energy (adenosine triphosphate [ATP]) – Carbohydrate‚ fat‚ protein Measuring Energy Release • Can be calculated from heat produced • 1 calorie (cal) = heat energy required

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    Muscle Contraction Essay

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    Muscle Contraction Helpful links: Diagrams: http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/muscle.php http://classes.midlandstech.edu/carterp/Courses/bio210/chap09/lecture1.html Good explanations: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/muscle2.htm Quiz: http://www2.muw.edu/~jfortman/220practst2.html Flashcards: http://quizlet.com/17858377/physiology-ch-8-muscles-flash-cards/ http://quizlet.com/16553525/quiz-4-flash-cards/ http://quizlet

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    Comparing the Cardiac muscle and the Skeletal muscle Differences Similarities Skeletal muscle is usually linked to bones by structures called tendons. Cardiac muscle is found in the heart. They are both important parts to the body. Skeletal muscle cells are usually arranged into cylindrical fibres with multiple nuclei and can be directly controlled by voluntary nerve signals from the nervous system. Cardiac muscle cells are normally shorter and are linked via gap junctions which allow compounds

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    Muscle and Biceps

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    simple. I’m not saying it is easy‚ but fundamentally it is very straight forward.In order to lay the ground work‚ let me establish 3 main tricks for you when it comes to stimulate arm growth. 1. Relatively speaking‚ biceps and triceps are small muscle gourps 2. Your biceps are heavily stimualted every time you perform a basic pulling movement for your back 3. Your triceps are heavily stimulated every time you rperform a basic pressing movememnt for your chest or for your shoulders So keeping

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    Bones‚ Muscles and their Aging Process Isabella A. Guidotti ITT-Technical Institute Breckenridge School of Nursing Author Note This paper was prepared for Human Anatomy & Physiology‚ GE258‚ taught by Dr. Juan Osvaldo Garcia‚ MD. Bones‚ Muscles and their Aging Process The human skeleton provides support and structure to the body. As a child we are born with about 300 bones. Once we become adults‚ the body has 206 bones. The reason why we are born with

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    BTEC Level 3 Applied Science Unit 1 – examiners report: Achieves P5‚ M2 needs to discuss different tissue types to achieve D2. In this essay I will include information regarding: cell differentiation‚ the functions of various cell organelles‚ tissues and a comparison of different tissue types. Cellular differentiation is the process by which a less specialised cell becomes a more specialised cell type. Differentiation happens a number of times during the development of a multicellular organism as

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    Muscles in the Human Body

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    musculoskeletal system is made up of bones‚ joints‚ and muscles. This system gives the body form and support‚ and protects the body while allowing it to move. Basically‚ the muscles in this system perform three important body functions: the movement of body parts‚ maintenance of body parts‚ and production of body heat. These muscles all consist of a mass of protein fibers grouped together‚ and most are of mesodermal origin. And almost all of the muscle fibers you will ever have or need were present at

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    The Human Skeletal System Introduction The human skeletal system is comprised of both fused and individual bones; supported and supplemented by ligaments‚ tendons‚ muscles and cartilage. The skeletons purpose is to protect and support the delicate internal organs and provide a framework that allows the body to stand upright and move. It also produces blood cells and stores minerals that our body needs to function effectively. The skeletal system is a very important part of the human body. Without

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