Muscular Dystrophy Association

Importance of Testosterone The body of men comprises of stronger muscle mass and bones. This is because the level of Testosterone is properly sustained which is responsible for the absorption of many nutrients into muscles. For those who don’t know about it, Testosterone is an androgenic hormone produced in male’s body which is also a key precursor of masculine traits. The hormone defines male’s characteristic and also serve various functions inside the body. Testosterone optimal secretion…

Muscular system: Major functions The muscular system function is that it allows movement of body parts, and works with skeletal system to help us move. Major muscles types : There are many muscles in the muscular system. Some are skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. The skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle can stretch and contract, but they complete different functions. The skeletal muscle is attached to your skeleton by strong, springy tendons or is directly connected to rough…

The effect of Tubocurare was quickly seen on Figure 3 along the raw data. A sharp fall in tension was correlated with the injection of the Tubocurare. The data represents the moment the injection stopped, and the first two minutes saw the greatest decrease. The muscle tension average was 21.43 grams during the first 15 seconds once the injection stopped. Although the preconceived expectations before starting the experiment involved a sharper decline of muscle tension that fall between 5 to 0…

1. The major surface muscles include the following: Trapezius, Deltoids, latissimus dorsi, Pectoralis major, Biceps, Triceps, Rectus femoris, bicep femoris, semitendinosus, Gluteus muscles, abdominals, Lateral Gastrocnemius, serratus dorsi, external oblique, and soleus. Trapezius- Origin: Upper: Base of skull, Occipital protuberance and posterior ligaments of neck. Middle: spinous process of 7C and T1-T3 Lower: Spinous process of T4-T12 Insertion: Upper: Posterior aspect of the lateral…

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Do you know what duchenne muscular dystrophy is? It obviously has something to do with your muscles it causes you to have muscle weakness which can lead you to have loss of mobility. This disease is most effective for males. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a mutation, flaw or gene. It interferes with protein production that is needed to maintain and to form a healthy muscle. Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms are diagnosed according to where it is found in the body.…

Muscles and connective tissues shorten over time and that results in less flexibility. If your muscles have gone some time without being used, they tend to become weaker and quite stiff. The risk of injury is greatly increased when you start to use those muscles suddenly. If you are doing regular stretching exercises to lengthen and strengthen your muscles, injury can be easily avoided. A pulling sensation is normal while you're doing stretching exercises. It can be mildly uncomfortable but if…

During this experiment I will be looking at how pressure and force cause tension and compression on your toes (Pointe Shoe Physics, Concussion) . When you go on pointe you compress your toes into this shoe which you only stand on your toes. This causes all your weight to be all your toes. (Danielle Spector, The Pressure Pointe) My purpose is to determine how much pressure is put on toes while on pointe in different positions. Weight is the amount of force you put on something or someone. When…

Paralysis is a condition linked with the inability to move and involves loss of muscle function. It can occur due to many different reasons such as illness, poison or trauma. Flaccid paralysis and spastic paralysis are two conditions that are considered different forms of paralysis. It can be accompanied with sensory loss as well as loss of feeling. Flaccid paralysis is the loss of muscle tone. It gives rise to limp and floppy muscles that lack firmness due to loss of activity in these muscles.…

To begin, the role of the ACH receptor is vital to biology. An incoming action potential to an alpha motor neuron causes acetylcholine or ACH, at the end plate. The ACH binds to ACH receptors on the sarcolemma causing a depolarization through sodium influx. In your body, calcium performs a number of basic functions. The body uses around 99 percent of its calcium to keep bones and teeth strong, as a result, supports skeletal structure and function. The rest of the calcium in your body plays…

The anatomy of the foot is a tremendously complex one. Plantar Flexion as defined by O’Toole (2013) “A toe down motion of the foot at the ankle. It is measured in the degrees from the 0 degree position of the foot at rest on the ground, with the body in a standing position.” Plantar flexion is a movement that is used every day, from climbing the stairs to applying the foot the pedal while driving (Contributor, 2015). Motion defined by (Lippert,2011). ‘As the process of moving joints, limbs…