Physiology Essays

Patient Exercise Prescription Project
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Introduction: 1)  The client is a healthy female with a clear medical record and she is currently not on any medication. The client has low-intensity aerobic exercise as part of her current workout routin...

Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Communication
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Introduction: Sensory Systems  Sensory information is conveyed to the central nervous system by receptors in the sensory neuron in four steps. Initially, a sensory neuron or structure responds to...

Effect of Caffeine and Sleep Deprivation
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Introduction: Introduction  The routine is the same for a lot of people. One of the first things in the morning, aside from showering, getting dressed, and eating breakfast, a cup of coffee is a ...

Body Building and Steroids Effect on the Body
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Introduction:  What do all these names have in common? Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Flex Wheeler and Rich Piana, yet many may say that it’s the fact that they all looked superhuman...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: Causes, Prevention and Gender Differences
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Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament, ACL, tears are two to four times higher in female athletes than in males.1 That is a significant difference. One might find themselves asking why this is so much highe...

Measuring the Time to Reach Muscle Fatigue and Tetany
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Introduction: Muscle Fatigue   INTRODUCTION Muscle fatigue may be defined as the failure of a muscle’s ability to contract and catalyze force. The onset of musc...

Do People Who Exercise Regularly Have a Greater Lung Capacity?
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Introduction: Question: Do people who exercise regularly have a greater lung capacity? Problem: Unhealthy lifestyle habits of not completing sufficient amounts of exercise daily can ...

Factors Impacting the Deterioration of Muscles
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Introduction: Summary The first article by Ying Wang, Michelle Wehling‐Henricks, Giuseppina Samengo & James G. Tidball describes about the aging of muscle cells and how the increase of M2a ...

Annotated Bibliography: Effect of Exercise on Motor Skills and Cognition of Pre-Adolescents
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Introduction: Annotated Bibliography (Updated/Edited) PICO: In pre-adolescent children, how does exercise affect the development of motor skills and cognitive function compared to being sedentary? ...

Evaluation of Kinesiotape for Musculoskeletal Injuries
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Introduction: Foundation of Research and Evidence Based practice – Using Evidence Report Part 1 – evidence selection Mostafavifar, Wertz & Borchers (2012) conducted a peer-reviewed sy...

Mechanisms of Brain Development
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Introduction: Mechanisms of Brain Development many studies have been conducted before to investigate the mechanism behind the development of the optic pathway, understanding has been limited, especial...

Is the Relationship between Adiposity and Blood Pressure Affected by Gender?
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Introduction: Abnormal mean blood pressure and the risk for hypertension are proportional to degree of adiposity, but whether an individual’s gender can provide protection against the pro-hypertensive effect...

Injury Paper: Hamstring Strains
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Introduction: Injury Paper: Hamstring Strains Located in the back of your thigh is a group of three muscles, the semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris muscles. These three muscles make u...

Factors for Succesful Weight Loss
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Introduction: Any person who wishes to learn about what is obesity and what are treatment available to loss those extra pounds.  Obesity is a condition in which the body carries excessive and unh...

The Habitual Cracking of the Joints: Does it Cause Arthritis?
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Introduction:  Joint cracking is the act of moving one’s joints in a certain way, causing a popping or cracking sound. It is a habit shared by many, a way that allows people to release anxiety and tensi...

Biomechanics of the Hip Joint and Causes of Dislocation
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Introduction: PART 1: The biomechanics of the hip joint is quite complex due to the pelvic motion, alongside the range of movements it produces. In science, biomechanics is the study of forces acting ...

Functions and Mechanisms of the Blood-Brain Barrier
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Introduction: Abstract The research outlines the important functions of the blood-brain barrier and why it does not exist in all parts of the body. The blood-brain barrier plays a major role in contro...

Effects of Two Different Inter Repetition Rest Periods on Maximal Strength in the Back Squat
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Introduction: An 8-week intervention with cluster training: The effects of two different inter repetition rest periods on maximal strength in the back squat. Introduction Cluster training is ...

Lumbar Spine: Anatomy and Biomechanics in Maintaining Joint Stability
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Introduction: Low back pain affects approximately 60%-85% of adults during some point in their life and whilst a large majority of individuals experience mild and self-limiting symptoms with 90% subsiding with...

Pathophysiology for Occupational Therapists: Multicple Sclerosis
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Introduction: Condition Profile for Multiple Sclerosis Definition of condition      Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the c...

Is There a Link Between Gut Microbiota and Altered Brain Function in Mental Illness?
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Introduction:  ‘Trust Your Gut: Is There a Link Between Gut Microbiota and Altered Brain Function in Mental Illness?’ Summary: Emerging research into the microbiome-brain-gut axis ha...

Effect of Hydration on Performance
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Introduction: Hydration and Performance   Humans are endothermic homeotherms, which means that our body temperature is maintained within a narrow range (~37°C) despite thermal fluctuati...

Physical Activity and Obesity
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Introduction: Physical Activity and Obesity   Current modes of living in economically developed countries have created favourable conditions for excessive weight gain (Bleich, Cutler, Mu...

Components of Different Bodily Systems
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Introduction: Skeletal System The skeletal system is made up of 206 bones and related cartilage, tendons, ligaments and joints. The bones form a rigid framework that gives the body shape and form, and...

Effectiveness of Pre-Workout on Bench Press and Deadlift Repetitions to Failure
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Introduction: The Acute Effectiveness of Pre-Workout Supplements upon repetition to failure (lower and upper body) Repetitions to failure at 75% 1RM (maximum 15 reps) bench press and deadlift performance. ...