Muscular Diseases and Conditions
February 27, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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Muscular System Disorders
Muscular and Neuromuscular disorders can have a wide range of causes, from a virus to congenital abnormalities. Today I want you to get an overview of a few of the more commonly occurring neuromuscular disorders. You will need to know basic information about each of these and you will be choosing one of these disorders as a project topic.
Look up the following muscular system disorders and for each write down:
What Causes it
Who is most commonly affected?
What are the symptoms of the disorder?
What is the treatment?
What is the prognosis?
Muscular Dystrophy
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/musculardystrophy/
Tetanus
Botulism
http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/botulism/
Myasthenia Gravis
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myasthenia_gravis/detail_myasthenia_gravis.htm
Huntington’s disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001775/
Start Your Project
Which muscular disorder are you going to choose for your project?
What is the most interesting thing about this disease or disorder?
Find three credible resources that you are going to use to support your writing?
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If you were going to educate the public, or a group of people, about this disease, what do you want them to know?
Protected: Hip Structure and Injuries
February 25, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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Muscle Anatomy and Physiology
February 21, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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Assignment:
1. Take Cornell Style Notes on the following Muscle Power Point presentation:
2. Using your muscle sheets as a guide, create and organizational chart which separates the muscles into those that perform the following 4 hip motions. Remember, some muscles have more than one motion.
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Muscles of the hip joint
February 19, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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Assignment
1. Complete your muscle sheets
2. Read about the action of skeletal muscle
Predict: How do you think this muscle may be different from other muscle?
3. Find one news article related to an injury of the hip joint.
4. Write a one paragraph summary of the article.
Structure of the Hip and Pelvic Girdle
February 10, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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E.Q. What is the structure of the hip joint?
The hip joint consists of 4 bones (three of which are fused) and one joint, however regular movement in the hip area (for actions such as walking and standing) take place as a combination of motions from 2 additional joints of the pelvic girdle.
Take notes on the following few slides:
Color in your reference sheet. Highlight or circle the names of the three joints.
Wrist and Hand Injuries – Notes
February 3, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | By drsmespinoza
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There are a few specific injuries and conditions of the wrist and hand that you should know. Some of these are specific fractures and specific types of sprains.
E.Q. What injuries and conditions are common in the wrist and hand?
1. Take Cornell Style notes (Remember your Summary) on the conditions in the following Power Point:
2. Similarities and Differences: Colles Fracture and Boxer’s Fracture.