Distal attachment of a muscle?
. The insertion is considered the moveable part, or the part that attaches farthest from the midline or center of the body. The insertion in known as the distal attachment.
The first step toward generating a skeletal muscle contraction?
stimulation of the muscle by a nerve ending.
Would an ace bandage help with a pulled thigh muscle?
Yes "Ace" bandages are designed to hold a sprained or pulled muscle in place and prevent over-extending it and injuring it more.
Why are hamstrings and quadriceps considered two joints?
They aren't. Neither of them is a "joint" at all.
Is bending an elbow voluntary or involuntary?
If you're picking sonething up consciously, voluntary. If you're moving it as a reaction to pain, involuntary. The muscel is an affective that can be used for both voluntary and involuntary taxis.
What is a Set shot in basketball?
okay let me see if i can help.
there are two different shots in basketball
the jump shot is were the player jumps to there highest peak then releases the ball usually just above their forehead.
Now the set shot is were you do not jump as high.
set shots are typically slower releases than jump shots as well.
for a set shot you square your body(feet, arms) to the basket bend the knees and shoot
What are facts about the biceps and triceps.?
biceps are on your upper arm and triceps are below your biceps
How can you help prevent muscles injures?
Well before you exercise you want to stretch your muscles out before you start working out. You also don't want to "power lift" which is lifting a lot of weight just once. You want to avoid applying too much weight to your body. Your natural breathing count is 2 seconds inhaling, and 2 seconds exhaling. If you have to hold your breath to lift the weight you should lower it. If you try to lift something way to heavy, you can pop blood vessels in your head and start getting devastating headaches called Migranes. Be cautious. -answer given to you by an 8th grader(me)
Why can skin move easily over underlying muscles?
Becayse of the loose connective tissue within the hypodermis
What causes sharp craping pain that gets real hard on left side by rib cage?
I would guess it to be a condition called Costochondritus which is an inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs. It can be quite painful and will last for days sometimes while at other times it it gone after a few hours. It is very painful even to breathe and can be very debilitating.
I am not a doctor, but I believe I have issues with electrolyte imbalance. I notice that every so often I begin to get a pain that starts in my abdomen and slowly creeps up my chest and is most severe in my spinal column. I noticed that when I would take pain medications like (Tylenol, aspirin, etc.) it would make the pain worse. Sometimes it goes away when I drink more water, sometimes when I eat things with potassium. I wish there was an at-home testing device so that I could easily figure out what it is that my body needs.
The reason why I think that it's an electrolyte imbalance is the first time I ever felt that same pain was when I was once severely dehydrated at school. (we were on the 3rd floor in the summertime... the windows were broken and they refused to let us bring in waters.)
I sometime will get it when I have my period (it might be because hormones get all weird and so electrolyte levels get affected)
I had mentioned this pain to a pharmacist and she said that the same thing happened to her and not to take pain medication. I can't remember exactly but it either uses up electrolytes or water in your body, making the pain worse. She also said that that particular "pain" that I was feeling was my body taking water from my spinal column and using it in other areas more crucial. The result is the spaces between the spinal column have no "water cusion" and so are rubbing together resulting in the severe pain.
Once one of my friends was complaining to me that he was having severe back pain, and it wasn't a normal pain he was used to. It was sounding awfully familiar to the symptoms I have. It was a really hot day during the summer and I happened to ask him what he ate that day. He told me ramen noodles (which are loaded with salt). I told him to start drinking lots of water and hopefully it would flush out all that excess salt. He did and eventually started to feel better.
My thoughts of what's going on based on what info I've collected is:
Your body has a balance going on of electrolytes and water. You need water to survive, as well as electrolytes. The water doesn't go where it's supposed to automatically, the electrolytes tell it what to do and where to go. If you have too little electrolytes it can result in a siezure. In my case I believe that I'm taking in too much or too much of one type of electrolyte and it's causing an imbalance. Electrolytes can be sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and I believe a couple of other things.
I tried to tell my primary care doctor that I think that I have an electrolyte imbalance, but she was rude and essentially thought I was crazy. I switched doctors, so hopefully I can see if my new doctor will at least give me a blood test or something to see if this is the case.
To me the pharmacist that told me she had the same symptoms and the same reaction to pain medication lets me know that I'm not crazy and maybe there's something to my constant battle of electrolyte imbalance.
Hi, my name is Barb and I wish to add to this Answer.
My 4 year old daughter has had mild to severe diarrhea off and on for 4 weeks. Seen by 4 different doctors and 3 different hopitals and clinics over this time. She has obvious electrolyte imblance, is week and generally looks like hell. As of late she's been unable to raise her right arm, limps with a walk and overall is weak/sore upon movement. After discussion with the doctor it was decided that I up her intake of foods higher in potassium and continue give her Pedialyte electrolyte and fluid replacement. She is improving slowly now. (we are also waiting on tests to help determine her problem). My opinion is that YES, electrolyte imbalances can cause muscle weakness.
The involuntary muscles are controlled by what?
The involuntary muscles are primarily composed of smooth muscle and specialized striated muscle known as cardiac muscle. All skeletal muscle is under voluntary control. Hence, the involuntary muscles are under control of the autonomic nervous system, which can be further divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. The sympathetic division is readying the body into action, hence the "fight or flight" response associated with it, and the parasympathetic division associated with "rest and digest". :)
What third type of muscle is the hardest working muscle and is involuntary muscle called?
The three types of muscle are skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle.
Cardiac muscle (which is involuntary) is arguably the hardest working because your heart needs to continuously beat in order to pump blood around the body.
the benefits are nearly endless...well almost. The main ideas of having more muscles tissue are; you will look and feel better, you will be able to eat more (higher metabolism), and you will be an overall healthier person. To get into detail i am not qualified for but those are the main concepts.
Give an example of the relation between skeletal and muscular system?
The muscles hold the bones up, and the bones back up the force of the muscles.