Chapter 10 Muscle The muscular system helps in providing the movement for bones and in doing so allows the body to make complex movements. Muscle is one of the four types of primary tissue. The three kind of muscle tissue that make up the human body are: skeletal muscle‚ smooth muscle‚ and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscle is voluntary and are usually found attached to bones where they help to produce movement of the skeleton. Smooth muscle is involuntary and are usually found in the walls of the
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Muscle spasms are involuntary contractions of muscles that are often very painful. Muscle spasms are also called cramps or referred to as a “Charley horse”. These contractions are most frequent on the leg muscles but can also occur in the hands‚ arms and abdomen. (www.webmd.com) Typically the muscles become very hard and tight. There are many causes of muscle spasms. The most common cause is overuse during athletic activities such as sports or general exercise. Other causes include not
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Your muscles are always moving. It is impossible to sit still. Your heart is always pumping‚ and your muscles make you breath and hold you upright. If your muscles all relaxed at the same time‚ you would collapse. You would not be able to survive without your muscular system. There are three types of muscle in your body: smooth muscle‚ cardiac muscle‚ and skeletal muscle. Smooth muscle is located in the digestive tract and in the walls of blood vessels. It moves food through the digestive system
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MAJOR MUSCLE GROUPS WORKSHEET‚ Reflection questions and surface anatomy This worksheet will guide your note-taking for the Major Skeletal Muscles slideshow. Be sure to include drawings or sketches of your muscle groups. It will help you when you are studying this material in the future. Your drawings do not need to be fancy. You can make simple stick figures with arrows pointing to the location of the muscle group if you wish. 1. Axial muscles are skeletal muscles of the Trunk or Head
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Muscle Study Guide Microscopic Anatomy Of A Muscle: [pic] Big(-); Muscle‚ fascicle‚ muscle fiber‚ myofibril‚ myofilaments; Small(+) Endomysium: Thin connective tissue investing each muscle cell. Epimysium: Connective tissue ensheathing the entire muscle. Fascicle: A discrete bundle of muscle cells. Fiber: A muscle cell. Myofilament: Actin- or myosin- containing structure. Perimysium: Connective tissue surrounding a fascicle. Sarcolemma: Plasma membrane of the muscle cell. Sarcomere:
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is not usually necessary‚ and can be potentially harmful. Immobilization in a splint or cast should be carefully supervised by your doctor‚ as this can lead to stiffness of the muscle. Ice: Ice application helps reduce swelling‚ bleeding‚ and pain. Ice application should begin as soon as possible after sustaining a muscle pull. Ice applications can be done frequently‚ but should not be done for more than 15 minutes at a time. Anti-Inflammatory Medications: Anti-inflammatory medications can help
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BUS 599 – Strategic Management ©2012 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied‚ further distributed‚ or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part‚ without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. BUS 599 Student Version 1128 (1002 8-08-2012) Page 1 of 19 (Prerequisite: To be taken as last or next to last course) COURSE DESCRIPTION Examines the strategic management process
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and the Frog‚ Disney’s newest animated movie‚ had many people’s interest because it presented Disney’s first African American princess‚ Tiana. Although Disney has finally decided to bring a new‚ racially different princess into their Disney princesses’ collection‚ they have also received negative comments such as being “accused of racial insensitivity” (London Times). Critics have opposed the movie because for several reasons including that fact that Tiana spent most of the movie as a frog and that
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and she has been experiencing muscle sorenss 24 to 72 hours after her initial workout. Tommy is a shot put athlete‚ who probably participates in advanced weight lifting workouts. Sarah thinks hyperplasia may be the cause of her severe muscle soreness. Hyperplasia is where the splitting of muscle fibers cell as a response to resistance training. Hyperplasia also allows for muscles to adapt to the resistance‚ and grow in size or increase in strength. Delayed onset muscle soreness is he a result of microscopic
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Goal/Purpose: What do you want to do with this speech? I want to people to understand why building muscle is healthy for the body‚ and persuade others to want to build muscle. SPEECH Introduction: Write out the full introduction word for word. I am going to be talking about three different benefits that come from building muscle‚ and why I feel most people should incorporate muscle building into their work outs. Now I know that not everyone is too concerned with working out‚ and some people may
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