Name: ___________________________________ Period: _____ Date: ___________ Case Study: Skeletal System Chief Complaint: 72-year-old woman who fell on her right hip. History: Margaret Donovan‚ a 72-year-old white female‚ was brought to the emergency room by her son-in-law after falling in her bathtub. She was previously in good health‚ despite leading a relatively sedentary lifestyle and having a 30-year history of cigarette smoking. The only medication she currently takes is Inderal (propranolol)
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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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A CASE OF LIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY FOR TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY: ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) refers to a genetically heterogeneous group of muscular dystrophies that present with weakness mainly involving the shoulder and hip girdles.1 LGMD has a predominantly proximal distribution of weakness which early in the course of the disease spares distal‚ facial‚ & extra ocular muscles. Most childhood onset cases have a pelvifemoral distribution
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Page 1 A Genetic Disease: Muscular Dystrophy Genetic Disease Page 2 Abstract Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness and loss
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Muscular Dystrophy‚ also referred to as “MD”‚ is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass (Mayo). In MD‚ abnormal genes interfere with the production of proteins needed to form the muscle’s health (Mayo). There are many long-term effects to this terrifying disease. The primary one‚ that being unable to walk. Muscular Dystrophy is a life-threatening disease that many pose questions and desire to learn more about. Muscular Dystrophy occurs in various forms. While
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Determining the Latent Period 1. Click Clear Tracings to erase the oscilloscope display. The voltage should be set to 5.0 volts. 2. Drag the 200 msec button to the right edge of the oscilloscope. 3. Click the Stimulate button once‚ and allow the tracing to complete. 4. When you measure the length of the latent period from a printed graph‚ you measure the time between the application of the stimulus and the beginning of the first observable response(increase in force). The computer can’t “look ahead
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BIOSCI: Muscular Sys - Lt. mus - little mouse Body movement Maintain posture Generate heat Stabilize joints TYPES SKELETAL CARDIAC SMOOTH Elongated Branching Spindle-shpaed Multiple Peripheral N Single Central Single Central Nucleus Visible Visible Wala Striations Voluntary Involuntary Involuntary Hierarchy Bone → Tendon → Skeletal Muscle → Epimysium → Perimysium → Packs of Muscle Fibers → Endomysium → Muscle fibers → Sarcolemma → Myofibrils → Sarcomere → Actin & Mysoin myofilament ARRANGMENT
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different muscle types cardiac‚ smooth‚ and skeletal muscle. For this particular experiment the primary focus was skeletal muscle‚ which accounts for about 36% to 45% of total body weight and involves the integration of more than 600 different muscles (WordPress‚ 2006). Skeletal muscle contains many unique properties such as; elasticity and extensibility which allows a muscle to be stretched and return to its original state when not in use. Additionally skeletal muscles also contain a property known as
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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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6: Bones and Skeletal Tissues Objectives Skeletal Cartilages 1. Describe the functional properties of the three types of cartilage tissue. 2. Locate the major cartilages of the adult skeleton. 3. Explain how cartilage grows. Classification of Bones 4. Name the major regions of the skeleton and describe their relative functions. 5. Compare and contrast the structure of the four bone classes and provide examples of each class. Functions of Bones 6. List and describe five important functions
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