Devonne Lozada Living Environment 1/8/13 Mr.Jorez Human Muscular System Visceral muscle is found inside of organs like the stomach‚ intestines‚ and blood vessels. The weakest of all muscle tissues‚ visceral muscle makes organs contract to move substances through the organ. Because visceral muscle is controlled by the unconscious part of the brain‚ it is known as involuntary muscle—it cannot be directly controlled by the conscious mind. The term “smooth muscle” is often used
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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases involving progressive weakness and degeneration of the muscles that control movement. In some forms of MD‚ the heart muscles and other involuntary muscles‚ as well as other organs‚ are affected. There are 9 distinct types of MD. Myotonic MD is the most common form among adults‚ while Duchenne MD is the most common form among children (it affects only boys). Some are severe diseases at birth that lead to early death. Others follow very slow progressive
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Hope Muscular & Flexibility Project The Busy Traveler Class My class is focused on ’the busy traveler’‚ consisting of a group of older adults who work and travel often‚ spending a lot of time on airplanes or in hotels. They don’t stay in the same place long enough for a gym membership or big permanent‚ non-moveable equipment to be worth the money. Their strengths include things taken from working and traveling-- time management and recognition of the importance of getting in shape. Their weaknesses
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Diseases of the Muscular System There are over 650 muscles in the human muscular system. Each muscle has a specific role to perform. These muscles help us talk‚ walk‚ sit‚ run‚ eat‚ move about‚ hold things‚ and most important the continuous pumping of the heart muscles keeps us alive. Muscular system diseases cause many problems in the human body‚ that affects the mobility and functioning of various parts of the body. The list is very long as there are number of disorders that affect the human body
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The Effectiveness of Anesthesia on Spinal Muscular Atrophy Such diseases can affect the muscles. Asides from diseases‚ muscles can also be affected by its conditions. Muscular atrophy is when muscles waste away. Muscle wasting can be caused by a lack of physical activity due to a disease or injury‚ making it difficult or impossible to move certain body parts‚ such as a leg or an arm. There are other causes for muscle atrophy as well‚ but the lack of physical activity occurs to be the main reason
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The Effect of Music on the Performance of Endurance Athletes Cover Page……………………………………………………………………............ 1 Table of Contents…………………………………………………………...……... 2 Purpose of project and Reason for topic choice……………………..... 3 Introduction on music…………………………………………………………… 4 The Different Type of Music and style……………………………………...5 Music and sports………………………………………………………………... 6-7 Music and the brain…………………………………………………………… 8-9 Music and Muscles…………..
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Viviana Colon Professor Jill McMillin G150/PHA1500 Section 08 Structure and Function of the Human Body May 30‚ 2010 The Cardiovascular and Muscular Systems Organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform a certain task. Humans have a variety of systems due to the complexity of the species’ organism. The human body consists of biological systems‚ that consist of organs‚ that consist of tissues‚ that consist of cells and connective tissue. Although an organ has a
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Definition - Muscular dystrophy is a genetic mutation where the muscle fibres become susceptible to damages causing the muscle to progressively get weaker. Eventually muscular dystrophy will cause the inheritance of this disease to need a wheelchair. Muscular dystrophy is most commonly found in boy and in their early childhood years‚ other types of muscular dystrophy don’t surface until adulthood. Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms include; Frequent falls‚ difficulty getting up from a lying
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same pace and are appropriately called steady state activities. However‚ considering the duration of a badminton match‚ which could last from 30 minutes to an hour‚ it also has aerobic elements which means it would also require sustained endurance. So the more accurate description would be that badminton is both an aerobic and anaerobic sport‚ with emphasis on the anaerobic aspect. The Three Energy Systems: There are three energy systems
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University Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy The Individual Educational Plan (IEP) is the driving document that promotes academic success. It is important when designing the Individual Educational Plan that the annual goals are determined based on the team analyzing the disability‚ student’s strengths‚ and student’s weaknesses. The annual goals and objectives need to be stated in measurable terms so that any
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