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    Skeletal Muscle Essay

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    The muscular system is one of the most complex organ systems in the body‚ and it is imperative to the body’s survival‚ as it serves many significant functions‚ including movement‚ protection‚ posture‚ and heat production just to name a few. The muscular system has three types of muscle: skeletal‚ smooth‚ and cardiac. However‚ the main focus will be on the skeletal muscles and how they contract‚ as well as fatigue and respond to changes in temperature. In terms of the anatomy of the skeletal muscle

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    Provides congregate meals (low- or no-cost meals served at community sites so older adults can receive a hot‚ nutritious meal and socialize) Know the hormones associated with hunger and satiety Know about glycogen stores and their contribution to exercise and fitness 2‚600 kilocalories of glycogen are stored in the body. Fat (as fatty acids) is the primary energy source during low- to moderate-intensity exercise. Know about FITT frequency‚ intensity‚ time‚ and type Know about important nutrients

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    Body in Action – Muscular System Roughly 40% of your body mass is made up of muscle‚ the key purpose of which is to move the bones of your body. In this assignment muscle movements and short and long term responses to exercise will be looked at. Types of Muscle Within the body‚ there are three different types of muscle. 1. Cardiac Muscle 2. Skeletal Muscle 3. Smooth Muscle Cardiac Muscle This is specialised muscle of the heart (BTEC National Sport Book 1). This is an involuntary type

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    The Olympic Games have entertained people all around the world for hundreds of years. The world’s top athletes compete against each other in sporting events ranging from swimming to sprints. The Olympics also consist of many running events. The distance runners who compete in the events must train for years to be able to compete in the Olympic Games. Throughout history‚ many changes have been made to the way distance runners train and compete. Olympic distance runners were affected throughout

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    Chapter 7 Homework

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    Catabolic reactions usually release energy. Determine whether the following reactions are anabolic or catabolic. Indicate whether each of the following reactions is anabolic or catabolic. Reaction Type of Reaction 1. Glucose + glucose → glycogen Anabolic Catabolic 2. AB → A + B Anabolic Catabolic 3. Glycerol + fatty acids → lipids

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    “Physiological regulation of fluid compartment volumes and chemical composition is critical for normal cell function.” It is important that the human body has the ability to maintain a constant internal environment referred to as homeostasis (Waugh and Grant 2010). Claude Bernard was a 19th century French physiologist who first discovered the concept of homeostasis. But it was Walter Cannon‚ a 20th century American physiologist who devised the word “homeostasis” (Marieb and Hoehn 2007). Temperature

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    Thank you to our master of ceremony‚ Puan Ajijah. A very good morning to the headmaster of SK Limbang‚ Mr. Hamdan Matusin‚ our PTA chairman‚ Hj Ali Ahmad‚ SK Limbang Alumni chairperson Mr Hasbi Salleh‚ teachers‚ parents and students of SK Limbang. Thank you for inviting and giving me the opportunity to come back to my alma mater. You know‚ you can never forget the schools that you had studied in. SK Limbang is one of such schools. I was here for my primary education from 1980 until 1985. I can see

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    molecules are broken down into simpler units by the addition of water. Polysaccharides : They are insoluble in water‚ tasteless‚ do not crystallize and a non-reducing agent. Common polysaccharides are starch‚ glycogen and cellulose. Starch is found in wheat‚ rice‚ potatoes. Glycogen is excess starch that is stored in the liver and mucle cells. Cellulose makes up cell wall of a plant cell. Lipid : Contain Carbon‚ Hydrogen and Oxygen 2 common lipids are Triglyceride and Lipoids Triglyceride

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    and muscles. Glucose comes from two major sources: food and your liver. Sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream‚ where it enters cells with the help of insulin. Your liver stores glucose as glycogen. When your glucose levels are low‚ such as when you haven’t eaten in a while‚ the liver converts stored glycogen into glucose to keep your glucose level within a normal range. With Type 1 Diabetes there is no insulin to let glucose in the cells‚ so sugar builds up in your bloodstream‚ where it can cause

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    Biology: Key Questions

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    reactant and adding a hydrogen atom to one part‚ and a hydroxyl (-OH) to the other. The result is 2 simpler molecules. Macromolecule + Water  molecule + molecule This process aids us in controlling blood sugar‚ by the hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose. Glycogen + Water + (Enzymes)  Glucose + Glucose Condensation:

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