EPHE 380 – Motor Control Final Exam Ian Haig V00711512 Scenario: Walking down a 45 degree slope with a surfboard under my left arm and a large mountaineering backpack on my back. I was walking down the trail to Sombrio Beach which is about a 1.5k hike down a steep trail to the ocean. I had a surfboard under my right arm‚ an axe in my left hand‚ and a large 40 litre hiking backpack fully loaded with supplies on my back. About half way down there is a left turn in the trail which has a declining
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excessive work outs can do more harm than good. Overuse injuries are the most common types of injuries in sports and are the result of repetitive trauma during exercise. Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue such as ligaments‚ muscles‚ and tendons. Depending on the type of injury and how serve it is it will either heal with the right treatment or end your career. There are many different types of injuries that can occur depending on the sport you play. Obviously‚ some sports are more dangerous
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content. Introduction: Weight loss‚ in the context of medicine‚ health‚ or physical fitness‚ is a reduction of the total body mass‚ due to a mean loss of fluid‚ body fat oradipose tissue and/or lean mass‚ namely bone mineral deposits‚ muscle‚ tendon‚ and other connective tissue. Weight loss is one of today’s most trendy obsessions among individuals. Weight loss can have positive and negative consequence on an individual. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise
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two very common injuries that occcur in sport related ativities. A sprain stretches or tears your ligaments. These are usually found on the ankle because a lot of pressure is being put on the ligaments. A strain also stretches or tears muscles or tendons. These often happen in the lower back and hamstrings. Causes of a Sprain A common example of a sprain is a twisted ankle. This usually happens when you are doing things such as running‚ hiking‚ and football. Stepping on an uneven surface‚ it is
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difference between tissue that is vascular and tissue that is avascular. Avascular: not many blood vessels and minimum blood flow; found in skin Vascular: a lot of blood vessels and a lot of blood flow 5. Review the difference between tendons and ligaments Tendons: connects muscle to bon Ligaments: connects bone to bone 6. Describe the general characteristics of neurons. 7.
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The Process of Lowering into a Squat The squat exercise is an excellent way to build strength in the lower body and the lower back. There are many variations of the squat such as the dumbbell squats‚ front squats‚ power squats‚ hack squats and the basic squat. During a proper squat‚ the subject’s feet should be parallel and their back should be straight‚ while going as deep as tolerated without the knees going past the toes. The movements that occur during the lowering portion of the squat are
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spoil the mark. The Skeletal System works directly with the help of the skeletal system which would explain why it is often referred to as the muscular-skeletal System. The average adult skeleton has 206 bones that are joined up with ligaments and tendons to make a protective and supportive framework for the muscles and the soft tissues which lie underneath it. The 206 bones form a rigid framework that the softer tissues and organs of the body are attached to‚ the vital organs are also protected by
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inhalation. The diaphragm originates at ribs 7 through 12‚ the xiphoid process‚ and the first 3 lumbar vertebrae. The diaphragm inserts on its’ central tendon which it pulls down and forwards through contraction in order to increase the size of the thoracic cavity and compress the abdominal viscera. When the diaphragm contracts and pulls down the central tendon it flattens in result. Thus‚ allowing the lungs to be pulled down and the lung capacity to increase. Unlike most muscles in the respiratory system
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yoga has positions that act upon the various joints of the body including those joints that are never really on the ‘radar screen’ let alone exercised. Increasing lubrication of the joints‚ ligaments and tendons – likewise‚ the well-researched yoga positions exercise the different tendons and ligaments of the body. Surprisingly it has been found that the body which may have been quite rigid starts experiencing a remarkable flexibility in even those parts which have not been consciously work
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text may help you answer this.) Tendons provide durability and conserve space. They are tough collagen fibers so they can cross rough‚ bony projections that would tear delicate muscle tissues. Because of their small size‚ more tendons can pass over a joint. 3. On the following figure‚ label endomysium‚ perimysium‚ epimysium‚ and fascicle. Muscle fiber (cell) Blood vessel Perimysium Epimysium Fascicle (wrapped by perimysium) Endomysium (between fibers) Tendon Bone 65 4. The diagram illustrates
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