Chapter 7: The Muscular System
Critical Thinking



1.  

Describe the differences between the three types of muscle cells, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.



2.  

What is a hernia? Define and describe some of the important types.



3.  

A baseball pitcher has injured his rotator cuff. What is the problem and describe the importance of that injury to the pitcher and his team?



4.  

You sit at your computer all day, every day and you recently developed a numbness in your palm. The physician says it could be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?



5.  

Tetanus is a disease caused by a bacterium, Clostridium tetani. Describe its effect and discuss its prevention.


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