The Muscular System

 

Chp 7 Study Guide Questions

Diseases - Look at these links to learn about diseases and disorders of the muscular system

** = Articles you must read; You have to choose at least 1 from each site

** = Articles you must read; Stories from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; You have to read/watch the Brooks & Lee stories; There are more at RIC Story link if you are interested

Muscle Diseases from Healthcare.net
Bones, Joints & Muscle Disease from MedlinePlus

Orthopaedics - the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system
The Muscular Dystrophy Association - Info on a variety of neuromuscular diseases
Muscle Disorders from Medline Plus
**NPR stories about unusual muscle disorders & research - choose one or two to listen to
**Read an article about children who do not have the protein actin at birth
Read about the discovery of cells hiding out in muscles that eventually cause an autoimmune disease in children
Read about worms going up into space to study muscle atrophy
**Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Patient Stories
**Katherine Brooks' Stroke Video Story
**Michele Lee's Spinal Cord Injury Story

 

NIH - Anatomy of a Kick

Relax! I'm Contracting - Which muscles are doing what?

Human Anatomy Online

Animations - Muscle Contraction 1 - Muscle Contraction 2 - Contraction with several sacromeres

The Muscular System

Master Muscle List

Muscle Structure and Function

Muscle Physiology Tutorial

Answers to handouts