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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between an octopus and a squid? While they are similar in many ways, they are also different in others. I will talk about both the similarities and the differences between their physical characteristics, their habitat, and their behavior. The octopus and the squid are both similar and different in the way they look. They’re closely related to mollusks. Squids have a backbone-like structure that is flexible which is similar to the shell of a snail. The octopus doesn’t have a shell nor a stiff structure and have soft bodies. Both belong to the cephalopod group and have blue blood, are head-footed animals with 8 arms, and possess both a mantle and a head. Squids have 2 tentacles arranged in pairs…

The first type of anxiety I felt was trait anxiety. I had never climbed before in my life prior to this class. In addition to having no prior experience with climbing I am scared of heights. I felt anxiety as soon as it was announced that we would be climbing the rock wall. I was very uneasy in the days leading up to our first climb. The second form of anxiety I felt was state anxiety. As soon as I started to climb I felt the feeling of dread rise up within me. When I first started…

ETHICS APPLICATION FORM - Ultrasound imaging of trained and untrained muscles 1. DESCRIBE THE BASIC PURPOSES OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH. If a person gets paralyzed and cannot move certain muscles, those muscles tend to change structure and get weaker. It would be useful to have a method of seeing what condition the muscle is in order to rehabilitate the person effectively as well as using that method to help clinical diagnosis of ailments known to cause muscle degradation. The basic purpose of…

By definition, anatomical means “of or relating to bodily structure of a living organism”. This is evidenced in the physical characteristics of the animal, both their skeletal system and their muscular system. Cheetahs appear to be “built for speed” as they have a light and aerodynamic body frame with long, lean and limber back legs. The cheetah has a very flexible spine which allows a long stride when at a full on run. They also have small paws, as compared to other big cats, which are easier…

Introduction Pompe Disease is also referred to as GAA Deficiency, Glycogenesis Type II, and Glycogen Storage Disease Type II. It is a lysosomal storage disorder that must be passed down by both parents due to the fact that it is a recessive mutation in genes (Type II, 2014). As a lysosomal disorder, Pompe Disease is the inability of lysosomes to breakdown glycogen into glucose and causes the glycogen to build up inside the lysosome (Pompe, 2010). The glycogen build up has specific effects on…

Occurring mostly in males, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is an X-linked disorder that includes progressive muscle weakening caused by an insufficient gene for the production of a protein in the muscles called dystrophin. (Lucas-Heron, 1995) It affects about one in 3600-6000 live male births, making it the most common form of muscular dystrophy. Symptoms are most often noticeable by the time patients reach the age of three to five. The affected males will lose their ability to walk by eight to…

Effects of Carbohydrate Ingestion Pre- Grip Strength Exercise on Muscle Endurance In the world of fitness, nutritional supplements are ingested with intent to maximize the results of strength exercise. In achieving favorable adaptations to exercise, sufficient nutrient consumption is critical. Also important is the timing of nutrient consumption, as greater benefits are observed when ingestion takes place in a time frame close to the exercise (Laurenson & Dubé, 2014). Previous literature…

on the floor he has to hold onto objects such as a chair to pull himself up. On examination, there is significant wasting of muscles in the shoulders, upper arms, and hips. There is significant weakness on muscle testing (i.e., the patient is unable to exert a normal force with muscle contraction). On tapping the knee tendon there is a contraction of the quadriceps muscle in the leg, and on tapping the biceps tendon there is a contraction of the biceps muscle in the arm. No fasciculations are…

Is using HGH in Sports Cheating? In discussion of HGH, one controversial issue as using been being is HGH in sports cheating? On the one hand, some people argue that using HGH in sports is cheating because it gives the person an advantage to gaining muscle, running faster, and getting stronger without putting in the time. On the other hand, some people contend that using HGH in sports is not cheating. Because if it is hard for you to gain muscle or get stronger, it will compete with other…

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA, was discovered in the 80’s by two doctors. Early in the 1980’s Doctors Werdnig and Hoffman talked of a disorder of progressive muscular weakness starting in babies, leading to early death. The disease was characterized as a loss of anterior horn cell. The lower motor neuron degeneration has been confirmed to be caused by a loss of anterior horn cells in the cranial nerve nuclei and spinal cord. The entire body is affected from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA…