Introduction Albinism is the state or condition being an albino. Also it is often caused by the absence of tyrosinase‚ an enzyme essential for the production of cellular pigment. Albinism is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder‚ characterized by a partial hypomelanism or total lack of melanin pigment in the eyes‚ skin‚ and hair. Albinism results from inheritance of recessive alleles. Also another term used for albinism is an albino. Albinism is hereditary; it is not an infectious disease
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Purpose ● What is the purpose of this exercise? The purpose of this exercise is to become familiar with the terms and usage of a microscope. ●Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so‚ list what they are and what precautions should be taken. Care must be taken while handling the microscope so as not to accidentally drop anything and harm oneself. Questions A. The following statements are true or false. If true‚ write a “T” on the answer line. If false‚ write
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Serratus Anterior 1. ABDUCTION of Shoulder Girdle Joint 2. UPWARD ROTATION of Shoulder Girdle Joint Pectoralis Minor 1. ABDUCTION of Shoulder Girdle Joint Pectoralis Major 1. FLEXION of Shoulder Joint 2. HORIZONTAL FLEXION of Shoulder Joint 3. MEDIAL (INTERNAL) ROTATION of Shoulder Joint Rhomboid Minor 1. ADDUCTION of Shoulder Girdle Joint 2. DOWNWARD ROTATION of Shoulder Girdle Joint Rhomboid Major 1. ADDUCTION of Shoulder Girdle Joint 2. DOWNWARD ROTATION of Shoulder Girdle
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This semester I worked on increasing my muscular strength. I feel that overall I was successful in my goal. Determination made me successful along with the help of a fitness app called “Lose It!”. The drive to eat the food that my body needed to gain muscle. The drive to work out and to push myself to the max. I had to really want to achieve my goals to succeed. Tracking my diet and activity in the Lose It app showed me information I was unaware of in my everyday life. I learned that it is actually
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Muscles are responsible for all conscious and unconscious movement. It is how we move and react to an environment. There are three types of muscles in the body include the skeletal muscle‚ smooth muscle‚ and the cardiac muscle. Whether you are running‚ walking‚ breathing‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ or typing it all involves some sort of muscle action. Muscle cells that shape‚ form‚ and outline the whole human skeleton is called a muscle fibers. There are two types of muscle fibers: Type I (slow-twitching
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Effects of Massage on Muscular Deterioration Massage is obviously beneficial‚ but to individuals who previously underwent vigorous exercise it is much more than noticeable. It’s almost instinct to understand that a therapeutic massage can relieve much of the tension and soreness from previous exercise‚ but how and why is massage helpful in recovery? In this essay I will be explaining the correlation between massage and its ability to relieve muscular tension and expedite muscle recovery. While addressing
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hysioEx 9.0 – Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology Name: Chart 1: Latent Period Results Voltage Active force (g) Latent period (msec) 0.0 0.00 XXXXXXXXXX 3.0 1.04 XXXXXXXXXX 4.0 1.32 2.40 6.0 1.65 2.40 8.0 1.81 2.40 10.0 1.81 2.40 Chart 2: Effect of Stimulus Voltage on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Voltage Active force (g) 0.0 0.00 0.2 0.00 0.8 0.02 1.0 .15 1.5 .43 2.0 .66 2.5 .87 3.0 1.64 3.5 1.19 4.0 1.32 4.5 1.42 5.0 1.51 5.5 1.59 6.0 1.65 6.5 1.70 7.0 1.74 7
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Origin Insertion Action coracobrachialis (deepest underarm) coracoid process of scapula medial midshaft of humerus humerus: flexion‚ medial rotation‚ abduction biceps brachii short head coracoid process of scapula long head supraglenoid tubercle of scapula radial tuberosity‚ bicipital aponerousis humerus: flexion forearm: supination‚ flexion brachialis (in b/w) anterior distal half of humerus tuberosity of ulna forearm: flexion
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLE USING FROG GASTROCNEMIUS AIM The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the physiological as well as mechanical properties of skeletal muscle using the gastrocnemius muscle of a frog by exploring five different investigations namely the single twitch‚ the graded response‚ the relationship between muscle length and tension‚ muscle tetanus‚ and muscle fatigue. These individual experiments aim to explore the way muscles can contract when an electrical stimulus
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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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