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What is muscular dystrophy?
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that weakens the muscles that help the body move.
What is an noninfectious disease of the muscles?
muscular dystrophy
What is an important congential muscular disease that results in the degeneration of the skeletal muscles by young adulthood called?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
What is dystrophy?
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that weakens the muscles that help the body move.
What parts of the body muscular dystrophy affect?
primarily affects the skeletal muscles and the muscles of the heart.
Which type of disorder is muscular dystrophy?
Muscular dystrophy is a type of genetic disorder. The disorder weakens the muscles until they can no longer move. People with this disorder do not produce a protein needed for healthy muscles.
What is the most common muscular dysfunction in children?
I don't know if its the most common but Muscular dystrophy is a genetic (inherited) disorder of the muscles. Muscular dystrophy causes the muscles in the body to become very weak. The muscles break down and are replaced with fatty deposits over time. Resulting in muscle wasting and weakening.
Why is electromyogram performed when diagnosing muscular dystrophy?
This electrical test is used to examine the response of the muscles to stimulation. Decreased response is seen in muscular dystrophy. Other characteristic changes are seen in DM.
What is an illness condition related to the muscular system?
Muscular dystrophy is one. It is typically an inherited disorder that causes degeneration of the skeletal muscles.
What is a disease that attacks the muscular system?
In general diseases that attack the muscles are called myopathies. Muscular dystrophy would be one example.
How does muscular dystrophy affect the Muscular System?
Muscular Dystrophy (abbr. MD) is a genetic disorder that DESTROYS MUSCLES that help the body move. As the muscle is destroyed they are replaced with fat and and connective tissue. Source.: Textbook: Human Biology 11th edition, pg 268; Silvia S. Mader.
How does muscular dystrophy affect people?
MD is a genetic disorder that destroys muscles that help the body move.
