The Spinal Cord

Use the links on the right to complete the Spinal Cord and Brain Lab from 4-17-09.

Pig Dissection

Get ready for our Pig Dissection! I've included some links on the right for you to look over before the actual dissection. More to come...

Word Bank for Chapter 9 Muscles Crossword

ACETYLCHOLINE....ACTIN.....AEROBIC.....ALLORNONE.....ANAEROBIC.....ANTAGONIST

APONEUROSES.....ATP.....ATROPHY.....CARDIAC.....CARDIO.....CONTRACTILITY

CROSSBRIDGES.....ENDOMYSIUM.....EPIMYSIUM.....EXTENSION.....FATIGUE.....FLEXION

GLUCOSE.....INSERTION.....IRRITABILITY.....ISOMETRIC.....ISOTONIC.....LACTICACID

MOTORUNIT.....MYASTHENIAGRAVIS.....MYO.....MYOFIBRIL.....MYOFILAMENTS

MYOSIN.....NEURO.....NERUOMUSCULAR.....ORIGIN.....OXYGENDEBT

RECOVERYPERIOD.....RECTUS.....RESISTANCE.....SARCO.....SARCOLEMMA

SARCOMERE.....SKELETAL.....SLIDINGFILAMENT.....SYNERGIST.....TENDON

TETANUS.....TONE.....VISCERAL

Add some Muscle to your Studying...

I've uploaded my powerpoint presentations for Chapter 9. The links are on your right under "Chapter 9 Powerpoints".

Chapter 9: Muscle Contraction Lab

Your lab worksheet is due on Wednesday at the very beginning of class. Whatever you do not finish in class must be completed on your own. All the links for the lab are provided for you on the right under "Chapter 9 Lab Links".

Which knee and what ligament did Andrew Bynum injure?

For +8 points extra credit on Tuesday's homework quiz (Quiz 8b), email me at mrsjorgenson224@gmail.com with the answers to the following questions.

1. What knee did Andrew Bynum injure most recently?
2. What ligament was injured and how badly?
3. What treatment is Andrew Bynum receiving?
4. When will he be able to play basketball again?
5. Andrew Bynum was injured in 2008. Describe how he got his injury and the treatment he received for that injury.

I found these answers by using a google search and typing in:
andrew bynum's left knee injury
andrew bynum's right knee injury

My Powerpoints for You!!

My powerpoints are available for you on www.slideshare.net.

I'll include direct links to them on this blog (look to the right of the screen for the CH8 lecture links).