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Connective Tissue Lactic Acid
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White Blood Cells Connective Tissue
3,064 words... site Connective tissues have three main elements: ground substance, fibers, & cells. Ground substances make up the extracellular matrix. (Note: that the term matrix indicates the ground substance. ) Ground Substance - is an amorphous (unstructured) material that fills the space between the cells & contains the fibers. It is composed of interstitial fluid, cell adhesion proteins, & proteoglycans. Cell adhesion proteins, a group that includes fibronectin & lamina, sever mainly as a connective ...
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Muscle Weakness
1,379 wordsMuscular dystrophy is a group of progressive, genetic diseases in which the muscles that control movement degenerate and weaken. In some forms of this inherited disease, the heart and other involuntary muscles and organs are affected too. There are nine types of muscular dystrophy - (1) Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy (2) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (3) Becker Muscular Dystrophy (4) Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (5) Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (6) Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (7) Oculop...
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Creatine Monohydrate Muscle Mass
818 wordsWhat is it and where does it come from? Simply put, creatine monohydrate is the most popular and effective bodybuilding supplement on the market. Everyone consistently using creatine is making gains in lean mass. There is one good reason why three out of four of the ' 96 summer Olympic medallist's used creatine: it works and it works well. A French scientist first discovered creatine in 1832, but it was not until 1923 that scientists discovered that over 95 % of creatine is stored in muscle tiss...
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association
745 wordsMuscular Dystrophy Scientists have been struggling with the cause, treatment of, and cure for Muscular dystrophy since its discovery in 1886, by Dr. Guillaume Duchenne. Muscular dystrophy is a hereditary disease, affecting thousands of people every year, two-thirds being children between the age of birth through adolescents. However, Muscular dystrophy can occur with no family history of the disease. Muscular dystrophy is a degenerating disease, in which the skeletal muscles degenerate, lose the...
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Urinary Tract Prostate Gland
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Research Has Shown Studies Have Shown
1,813 wordsCreatine should be allowed for use by teenagers because it is a natural substance in the body. Research has shown no side affects in taking creatine. Creatine may improve your performance in athletics. In the paragraphs that follow I will try to show you why I believe creatine is a safe substance to take. What is Creatine? Creatine is a simple amino acid molecule we all have in our body. Creatine is made up of the three amino acids: arginine, glycine, and methionine. Our body produces creatine (...
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Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System
1,508 wordsThe only multi-cellular animals without a nervous system are sponges. They do not have any nerve cells or sensory cells. Despite this, touch or pressure to the outside of a sponge will cause a local contraction of its body. Cnidarians The jellyfish and most all other forms of cnidarians, such as the hydra and sea anemone, are characterized by a nerve net. A nerve net is a series of interconnected nerve cells that conduct impulses around the jellyfish's entire body. The strength of the jellyfish'...
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Dry Land Physical Fitness
1,554 wordsThere is not much of a life for swimmers. Imagine practicing seven days a week, two times a day for four hours each time in the pool. This is an ongoing process if one desires to become a nationally ranked swimmer. Because swimmers swim all year, their work-outs build up as their competition approaches making it harder to have time of their own. When they get closer to the big meet, swimmers put in more time at the pool and weight room. Since physical fitness along with preparation becomes essen...
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Due To A Lack Years Of Age
1,359 words... nab olic (muscle growth) effect, but rather for the androgenic (male sexual characteristics) effect. Steroids are constructed synthetically to maximize the anabolic effect, and to minimize the androgenic effect. Steroids are taken mainly for the person who wants the quick results of muscle growth, and to increase athletic performance. Steroids cause many negative side effects in the body, which include: increased aggressiveness, increased acne, development of facial in women, development of ...
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Running Head Muscular Dystrophy
934 wordsRunning head: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy Name: University: Lecturer: Date: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy Outline of contents Contents page Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Normal anatomy / physiology of the muscular system 4 Symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy 5 Causes of Duchenne muscular dystrophy 5 Diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy 5 Treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy 6 References 7 Abstract Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a muscular condition characterized by muscle enlargement a...
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Muscle Fibers Muscle Tissue
2,119 wordsThe True Side Effects f Sterid's What, exactly, are sterid's? Usually called arabic sterid's, they are synthetic substances similar in chemical structure t the home test sterne. Test sterne is free called the male sex home, but females price it t. In bth sexes, test sterne prices the growth f skeletal muscles, the muscles that are connected t the skeleton and enable a person t me. The muscle-growing property f test sterne is called its arabic effect. In males, test sterne surges car twice in lif...
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Heart Rate And Blood Pressure Lactic Acid
2,354 wordsBill Creatine And Ephedrine Introduction Bill Romanowski, Shannon Sharpe, Mark McGwire, are just a few of the professional athletes that use and endorse fitness supplements such as Androstendione, Creatine, and other products. Every on camera interview that you see Shannon Sharpe he is wearing an EAS mock turtleneck. EAS is one of the leading manufacturers of Creatine and other supplements. The hottest supplement in Hollywood is Ephedrine; an herbal based drug designed to increase fat loss. Why ...
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Lean Body Mass Creatine Monohydrate
2,355 words/Food Athletic Enhancer In this research paper I will be discussing the ever-popular athletic supplements: Creatine, Androstenedione, and HMB. It has been proven that these supplements when taken in the proper doses will produce phenomenal results in athletic performance. They are taken by athletes of all fields of play in order too give them that extra edge over competition. Creatine monohydrate, which is the number one supplement preferred by athletes, is not a mineral, herb, or steroid. Creat...
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Frontal Lobe Hereditary Diseases
1,230 wordsJennifer Mull Psychology Human speech makes possible the expression and communication of thoughts, needs, and emotions through vocalization in the form of words. It is a process whose specialized adaptations differentiate it from the mere making of sounds capacity humans share with most animals. In addition to the capacity for laryngeal production of sound (which some animals also possess), speech requires a resonance system for modulation and amplification of that sound and an articulation proc...
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Red Blood Cells Pulmonary Artery
6,589 wordsForwards and backwards to the right and are at the same level of the fifth to eight dorsal vertebrae. The apex of the heart points downwards and forwards to the left and corresponds to the space between the fifth and sixth ribs. However, in thin people, the hearts apex may be pointing more downwards than to the left. Its atrial border corresponds to a line drawn across the sternum on a level with the upper border of the third costal cartilage. Its apex corresponds to a line drawn across the lowe...
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Part Of The Body Massage Therapy
1,347 wordsMy discovery of massage therapy's healing powers resulted directly from trying to break a friends ribs. I was taking my first kickboxing class, and Hugh, a two-year veteran of the sport, encouraged me to try my roundhouse kick on him a bit faster and harder. Who could pass up such an invitation? Crouched down, I swelled my body and, with venom, kicked the punching bag he was holding. It felt good. Next I went for the kill, and connected so high and fast that I ripped my hip muscles. That was six...
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Muscle Contractions Skeletal Muscle
875 wordsThe musculoskeletal system is made up of bones, joints, and muscles. This system gives the body form and support, and protects the body while allowing it to move. Basically, the muscles in this system perform three important body functions: the movement of body parts, maintenance of body parts, and production of body heat. These muscles all consist of a mass of protein fibers grouped together, and most are of mesoderm al origin. And almost all of the muscle fibers you will ever have or need were...
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Reach These Goals Deal With Pain Arm
890 wordsPain Tolerance In Sports Pain and pain tolerance play a role in every person s life day in and day out. Different people deal with pain in many different ways. Some people have a certain treatment or way that they get rid of pain, some people take pills, or some people just deal with it. Athletes usually deal with pain more than a regular person because they are putting their body usually at risk to get injured. Athletes deal with pain in their own certain ways, just like a normal human being do...
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Term Side Effects Creatine Supplementation
1,276 wordsPowering Up With Creatine Many people have wondered if there are any dietary supplements out there that can help them become better athletes and still not harm their bodies. Creatine (methyl guanidine-acetic acid) is a substance that has hit the market with extraordinary power. Creatine is something that the body normally creates and contains. We normally obtain creatine from our diets. Some people use creatine supplementation in order to receive the maximum creatine ones body can hold. Creatine...
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