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NAME____________________________________ _________________________________________ MUSCULAR SYSTEM WEBQUEST (30 total points!) Kids Health Website Questions: http://kidshealth.org/teen/expert/illnesses/twitches.html 1. Are muscle twitches voluntary or involuntary?_________________________________________ 2. Name three reasons why twitches can occur __________________, ______________________, and______________________________ . 3. When should you talk to a doctor about a muscle twitch? (3) ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Read the intro to Fibromyalgia http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/bones/fibromyalgia.html 4. What is Fibromyalgia? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How many people in the United States have fibromyalgia? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What are the conditions like for this muscle problem? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Is there a cure for fibromyalgia? Where is a common tender spot? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What causes fibromyalgia? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Which medications might a doctor prescribe to help with fibromyalgia? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Muscular Dystrophy http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/bones/muscular_dystrophy.html 10. How many muscles do we have? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Is this disease contagious? How do you get it? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Which version of MD affects both boys and girls equally? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What is a muscle biopsy? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What does a contracture do? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What can you do for an MD teen when the illness gets worse over time? ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Women’s and Children’s Health Network http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=2457 16. What can cause your muscle to develop a cramp? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 17. What does Dr. Kim say about lifting weights? ______________________________________________________________ 18. What are the four shapes of muscles? ______________________________________________________________ 19. Where do muscles get most of there energy? ______________________________________________________________ 20. What is the name of the muscle disease that attacks the spinal cord?(full name) ______________________________________________________________ Find the Interactive Human Body: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/muscle_anatomy.shtml 21-30. At the bottom of the page is "FLEX SOME MUSCLES" activity. Click on this link. Choose male or female. Click on the muscles in the box on the left. Read the description of this muscle in the box on the right. Click on the muscle on the right and drag it to the human body. Write down the ten muscles that you have found. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________