PPT-Muscular System Study Guide

1 The six functions of the muscular system are to 1 produce movement 2 maintain posture 3 stabilize joints 4 generate heat 5 store nutrients 6 protect body openings What are three types of muscle tissue. Muscular . System. Major functions. cardiac . muscle, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle.. Function and locations. Cardiac muscle :. . it helps to pump the heart, help move material through the digestive tract, and moves the body.. What it is…. Muscular Dystrophy is a family of hereditary disease that cause progressive and steady muscle weakening.. Duchenne. and Becker muscular dystrophy, (which are just 2 forms of MD) alone affect approximately 1 in every 3,500 to 5,000 boys.. Chris Welter. Billy Ellsworth. Boston Globe via Getty Images. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Symptoms appear by the age of six in young boys. Caused by a mutation in the gene for the protein dystrophin. in . Pediatric Neurology. Aaron S. Zelikovich. Objectives. What is a Clinical Trial and why is it important?. What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?. How does a new drug get approved by the FDA?. Why Neurology is the best field for clinical research.. Presented by:. Sujitha B Subramaniam. 11408044. IV yr Genetic Engineering. SRM University. DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.  (. DMD. ) is a recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy, which results in muscle degeneration, difficulty . Sherri Garcia. Muscular Dystrophy: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes. CDC’s 2005 Science Ambassador Program. Overview. Sympathy vs. empathy. Basic information about Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Inheritance. group of inherited . ___________________________________ diseases . muscles enlarge due to . _______________________________ tissue . deposits, . but muscle fibers . _. Caused by a lack of the . cytoplasmic. Clinical Genetics – Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University. Nao . Fujitani. , Pranav Naresh . Gajria. , Sumeet Gulati. Pathology. (Definition). Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder affecting the largest gene in the human body. Name the three bones in your arm. The three bones in your arm include…... Describe three functions of skeletal system. E.g. - The skeletal system is responsible for BLOOD PRODUCTION. The bone marrow inside larger bones produces blood cells. Muscular System. Main Function. The muscular system is responsible for the movement of the human body.. Each muscle is a discreet organ constructed of…. . - Skeletal muscle tissue. . - Blood vessels. ________________________________ Hamilton Health Sciences, 2008PD 6204 1/2004dpc/pted/FSHlw.docdt/January 30, 2014 Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy What is Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dys Stairs. (. Duchenne. Muscular Dystrophy). Doaa. . Alawami. 2nd Year Medical Student. Faculty Of Basic Medical Science . Libyan International Medical University. Dystrophin. protein is integral to the structural stability of the . Armando Villalta. 4-16-15 lab meeting. 6-year tour in The Bluelab. CNS. (. Multiple sclerosis. ). Heart. (. Atherosclerosis. ). Skeletal muscle. (. Muscular dystrophies. ). Pancreas. (. Type 1 diabetes. . Villacrés. Carlos . Carlosama. Signs. and . symptoms. Progressive muscular wasting. Poor balance. Drooping eyelids. Atrophy. . Scoliosis.  (curvature of the spine and the back). Inability to walk.