THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM

• We will be talking about the muscular system
• Our roles:
• Shrey: dietitian and the professor
• Ryan: physical trainer and professer
• Mary: doctor

THE DOCToR

• What is muscular dystrophy?
• Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause weakness and loss of muscle mass.
• Is there a cure?
• There is no cure for any of the forms of muscular dystrophy.
• The symptoms: the main sign of muscular dystrophy is progressive muscle weakness.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

• Muscular dystrophy is passed on from generation to generation
• It typically affects boys although it can affect girls
• You can tell you have muscular dystrophy by the following:
• Frequent falls,difficulty getting up, trouble running and jumping,
• Waddling gait and walking on toes.

dietition

WHAT TO EAT

• Eat almonds.1 cup has 24g of protein.
• Eat cottage cheese.15g of protein in 1/2 a cup.
• Drink chocolate milk.16g of protein in 500ml.
• Source for previous notes is askmen.com
• Salmon has protein,omega 3, and vitamin D.Source is muscleandfitness.com

WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT EAT

• Fastfood has fat and less nutrients
• Low calorie vegetables can fill you up,but doesnt have enough callories
• Concentrate juices have sugar and added stuff
• Sugary foods have callories but less nutritional value.
• Source is livestrong.com

PHYSICAL TRAINER

EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR BICEPS AND TRICEPS

• Biceps
• Curling and high pully
• Triceps
• Incline burbell triceps extersimms
• Close grip

EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR HAMSTING AND QUADRICEPS

• Hamstrings
• Ball leg curl
• Box jump
• Quadriceps
• All for quad stretch and backward drag

EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR CALF MUSCLE

• Ankle circles
• Balance board

EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR BACK MUSCLES

• Superman
• Side holds
• Prone holds

Types of muscles
You have three types of muscles. Smooth,cardiac and skeletal. Cardiac muscles are the heart muscles. Skeletal muscles are muscles attached to bones and some examples of smooth are:
Veins, trachea, iris, small arteries, walls if the stomach and your intestines.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU HURT A MUSCLE

• Applying ice packs
• Heat can be applied when swelling has lessned

Professor
The function is; The 600 muscles in your body support movement and control walking, talking, eating, sitting, standing and other daily functions that people perform.

Examples of voluntary muscles are: skeletal muscles are voluntary because you can control them.
They are controlled by the brain
Cardiac and smooth muscles are involuntary because you can not control them, they control themselves. …

Conclusion:
We hope that you all enjoyed our presentation on the muscular system!

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