name: lab day/time: muscular system study guide, chapter 8
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1Name: Lab Day/Time: Muscular System
Study Guide, Chapter 8 Part I. Clinical Applications
1. Chris, who works at a pesticide factory, comes to the clinic complaining of muscle spasms that interfere with his movement and breathing. A blood test shows that he has been contaminated with an organophosphate pesticide, which is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. How would you explain to Chris what this means.
2. You return home to find your little sister crying about her dead hamster Sparky, who is very
stiff. In an effort to cheer your sister up you decide to teach her about why Sparky is so stiff. What are the details of this condition that causes the stiffness.
3. A friend of yours returns from the doctor and says that they were diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. She isn’t sure what the condition is and asks you, a brilliant Human Biologist, to explain it to her.
4. Your grandmother wants to get rid of her facial wrinkles by using BOTOX. She doesn’t understand what it is and why it works. Give a detailed explanation for the details about BOTOX.
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Part II The Muscular System
Study Guide, Chapter 8
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Part III Use the follow terms to answer questions 1-6 Depolarization Axon terminals Motor unit Synaptic cleft Acetylcholine Nerve impulse (action potential)
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