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Guide 2B

Muscular System

Muscles, tendons, & ligaments

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In this guide you will examine skeletal muscles, including the impact of exercise.

Video Overview

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Muscular Guide Contents

Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.

Muscular Objectives

Muscular Overview

Describe key “athletic” attributes of different animal species; and list and identify different sectional planes, including transverse, sagittal, and frontal cuts.

Muscular Structure

List and describe basic muscle system functions; describe the basic microanatomy of muscles, including what is meant by a “bundle within bundle” structure; and identify key muscles (or muscle groups), including muscles with opposing actions.

Tendons & Ligaments

Describe the functional difference between a tendon and a ligament and explain why both are hard to heal; and explain what is specifically injured when someone has a knee ligament injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff, or plantar fasciitis.

Muscles & Exercise

Describe the impact of aerobic and anaerobic strength-training exercises on skeletal muscles; provide examples of activities that demonstrate grip strength and muscle fatigue; and list and describe exercises that target specific muscles (or muscle groups) and describe what happens to organs in sports-related injuries.

Muscular Product Page

Look ahead to the products (quiz & media piece) you will be making after completing this guide’s four activity pages.

Muscular Resource Page

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