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15 Cards in this Set
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What makes up a otor unit
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Skeletal fibers and motor unit that controls it
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What are the two types of skeletal fibers
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Type 1-slow
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What is atryophy
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shrinking
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What does acetylcholine do
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carries impulse from nerve to muscle
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neurogenic atrophy caused by
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generation affects type 1&2
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Type 2 myofiber atrophy caused by
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Immobilization only involving type 2
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fiber grouping can occur after denervation
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interestnig
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Myasthenia gravis is and autoimmune disorder involving
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Neuromuscular junction
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Myasthenia is strongly associated with what tumor
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thyoma
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Myasthenia presents as
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Muscle weakness and fatigue
Fix myasthenia by thymectomy |
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Muscular dystrophy has two types
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Duchesne and becker
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MD is inherited .....
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heterogenously
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MD presents as
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Muscular weakness and wasting
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Duchesne MD is x linked and has complete lack of
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dystrphin
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Becker MD is similar but has
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Dystrophyn but it is abnormal
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