Module 06 Case Study: Articulations and Nerve Tissue

Module 06 Case Study: Articulations and Nerve Tissue

Please do it in a Q&A for format. Don’t write it in an essay format.

Write it Like:
1. What is the difference between a tendon and ligament? (1 point)

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the same format as the Worksheet. Q&A

1. What is the difference between a tendon and ligament? (1 point)

2. What bones form the articulation (joint) of the ankle? Did Jill most likely sprain or strain her ankle? Explain your reasoning and the difference between the two? (1 point)

3. What are the four major ligaments of the knee along with their individual function in respect to the femur? (1 point)

4. If you were the trainer that initially saw Jill after her fall, describe what her knee probable looked at (Hint-inflammation). Why did the trainers put ice on her knee right away? (1 point)

5. What did a positive Lachman’s test signify? What are some of the other orthopedic tests the doctor most likely perform on Jill’s knee? (1 point)

6. Why didn’t the X-ray demonstrate (show) anything wrong with Jill’s knee? Why did the doctor order an MRI and what was the doctor’s reasoning to wait a week before doing the MRI? (1 point)

7. Besides damage to the ligament(s), what other anatomical structures could the MRI demonstrate (show) damage to? (1 point)

8. Describe the procedure of arthroscopic knee surgery. What should a patient expect after arthroscopic reconstructive ligament surgery- recovery time, strength/stability of knee, long-term complications? (1 point)
1. What components of the nervous system are involved in physical sensation? How does sensory impulse move throughout the body? (1 point)

2. What components of the nervous system are involved in skeletal muscle movement? How does motor impulse move throughout the body? What is a “motor unit”? (1 point)

3. What movements are involved in the action of standing up? What muscles need to contract to perform these actions? (1 point)

4. What are the different levels of organization of a muscle down to myofilaments? What is a “sarcomere” and how are its proteins organized? (2 points)

5. Starting from the release of acetylcholine by the motor neuron, what are the steps in muscle contraction? How is contraction ended? (2 points)

6. Are Kathy’s medical problems related to her sensory neurons, motor neurons, or both? What in Kathy’s medical history supports your answer? (1 point)

7. What is the diagnosis to Kathy’s condition, it’s prevalence, the prognosis and how is it treated? What other conditions/diseases could it have been? (1 point)

8. What is myelin and how does it affect the transmission of nerve impulses? Identify the cells responsible for the formation of myelin. (2 points)

9. What happens to the myelin in Multiple Sclerosis? (1 point)

10. How does an MRI and spinal tap help confirm the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis? (1 point)

11. Why would steroids help alleviate Kathy’s symptoms? (1 point)

12. Why did Kathy experience the altered sensation in her lower body? Was there something wrong with her skin? Why couldn’t she stand? Was there something wrong with the muscles of her right leg? (2 points)

13. Could Kathy’s blurred vision and hearing loss be related to Multiple Sclerosis? (1 point)