Muscular Dystrophy Flashcards
1
Q
What are muscle fibres made of?
A
myofibrils
2
Q
What are fascicles?
A
Create the body of the muscle, is the target of muscular cell atrophy
3
Q
What is the cause of Muscular Dystrophy?
A
Mutation to the Dystrophin Gene (DMD)
4
Q
What is the most common type of Muscular Dystrophy?
A
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy
5
Q
What chromosome is DMD located on?
A
X chromosome
6
Q
Muscular Dystrophy
A
Hereditary, chronic, progressive, non-inflammatory disease of striated muscle
7
Q
Symptoms of DMD
A
progressive muscle weakness and degeneration, fatigue, learning difficulties, muscle necrosis & atrophy, respiratory and circulatory issues, cardiopulmonary failure, loss of ambulation, death
8
Q
Gower’s Maneuver
A
The way the patient tries to get up to their feet while experiencing muscle weakness
