Cyril MIller Per.6 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited diseases that cause muscle damage and weakness‚ which get worse over time and eventually lead to death. Causes: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a collection of different muscle diseases. Grouped together‚ it is the second leading cause of hereditary neuromuscular disease‚ after Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Most of the time‚ a person must get the defective gene from both parents to be affected. About 4
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one disease of the muscles that predominantly affects males and is generally diagnosed between the ages of two and five years (Duchenne Foundation Australia‚ 2015). According to Muscular Dystrophy Australia (2015)‚ there are approximately “…one in 3500 live male births throughout the world” (para. 1). DMD may be inherited by individuals with the defective gene‚ however‚ one-third of DMD cases occur as a spontaneous mutation arising in the affected individual (MDA
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The Muscular System The body contains 650 muscles that allow the body to move in different ways and also helps with blood flow. There are three types of muscles including: visceral‚ skeletal‚ and cardiac. Visceral muscles are the ones found in organs. This is one of the weakest of the muscle types and is also involuntary. The only voluntary muscles‚ skeletal‚ usually attach near joints. These muscles are considered voluntary because they are physical actions that can be controlled. The last muscle
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Muscular strength is the ability of the muscles to apply force against a body or object. Muscular strength is also required for all movements of the skeleton‚ especially in reference to exercise and sport‚ because it enables the body to generate more force against an object‚ improving the performance and movement efficiency. Strength training is a sort of physical exercise using resistance to induce muscular contraction which will build the strength and anaerobic endurance. The structures involved
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“How did you score on each of your assessments? Are you at all surprised by your ratings for muscular strength and endurance?” According to the results for each of the assessments‚ I scored above average on most of the tests. I was able to do 65 curl-ups and 40 push-ups. With these numbers my wellness was considered excellent and above average for the female category in my age range of 23. My percent body fat was approximately 23%‚ I was quite surprised that my percent body fat was that high‚ although
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Hannah Loback Muscle Essay The muscular system is a network of tissues that controls movement of the human body. Attached to the skeletal system are a multitude of muscles consisting of tissues‚ blood vessels‚ tendons‚ and nerves. Muscles are a bundle of fibrous tissue in the body that have the ability to contract‚ thus producing movement and maintenance of body parts. Without this system the ability to function and maintain a healthy lifestyle would be impossible. Correct posture‚ locomotion‚ and
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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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Becker Muscular Dystrophy Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a genetic disorder that typically appears with gradual muscle weakness. This condition is caused by mutations of a gene named Dystrophin. In this case‚ a 9-year-old boy with BMD also became diagnosed with epilepsy and dysgnosia. This young boy presented a relatively long history of episodic epileptic seizures. Compared to his peer group‚ his growth and development milestones were delayed. By the age of 14 months‚ he could run and walk
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The reason for the request: Ethan and Joshua are brothers that suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Feel free to go to the official MDA website‚ click on diseases link then DMD https://www.mda.org/disease/list to learn more about this debilitating‚ crippling and life threatening disease. As you can imagine‚ even with Medicaid & SSI caring for two boys with these needs can be tremendous and overwhelming. Unfortunately‚ when they want things they mostly go without said thing‚ sometimes even
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Cover Page. Mariah Williams Period 6 Spinal Muscular Atrophy. By: Mariah Williams Spinal muscular atrophy [SMA] is a disorder in which‚ you have a loss of motor neurons. Your muscle symmetry is often off. In addition‚ there is muscle weakness in your spinal cord. This occurs in a hard time sitting up and holding your head up on your own. It is just like when you are a newborn and you need a pillow to sit on the couch. A few major causes of SMA are loss of motor neuron cells or nerve cell
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