The Muscular System

 

Chp 7 Study Guide Questions

Animations

Muscle Contraction 1 - Muscle Contraction 2 - Contraction with several sacromeres - Muscle Structure and Function - Steps of Muscle Contraction - Muscle Contraction to Taylor Swift - Detailed videos of Muscle Contraction

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
Liam Hoekstra - a VERY strong toddler
Big Wendy the musclar whippet dog
Success Boosting Monkey Muscles Could Help Humans
**Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Patient Stories
**Katherine Brooks' Stroke Video Story
**Michele Lee's Spinal Cord Injury Story
Video of Jesse Sullivan using learning to use one his Bonic Arms More about Jesse Sullivan  

 

NIH - Anatomy of a Kick

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

Human Anatomy Online

The Muscular System

Master Muscle List

Muscle Physiology Tutorial

Answers to handouts