The document provides an assessment for a science class on muscles. It contains 13 multiple choice questions that test students' understanding of muscle anatomy and physiology. Specifically, it addresses the main muscles of the upper arm, how muscles attach to bones via tendons, antagonistic muscle pairs, and how the muscular system interacts with other body systems. Students are instructed to use their course book to answer the questions covering various difficulty levels.
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In this presentation I looked at the what, how and why of soft skills, and suggested ways to become more effective and efficient at creating software in an Agile environment by improving the ability to understand, communicate with, and collaborate with other people.
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Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
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Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
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IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
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This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
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introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
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A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
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1. MENTARI INTERCULTURAL SCHOOL
IB MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM
Assessment Objectives:
• Identify the function of a muscle.
• Label muscles of the upper arm.
• Describe the bones that the biceps and triceps are attached to.
• Define tendons.
• Describe antagonistic muscles.
Direction: Answer the questions below. You may use your course book in answering the questions
below.
1. What are the functions of muscles?
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2. What are the two main muscles of the upper arms?
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3. Label the muscles of the upper arm. [Level1-2]
4. What are the bones that the biceps muscle is attached to?
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5. How are muscles attached to the bones?
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Student Name: CN 2nd
Term SY 2018 - 2019
Grade Level: 8 Date: Parent’s Signature
Section: Teacher: Armand Anthony L. Galicia
Formative Assessment - Graphic Organizer Unit/Topic: Muscles
2. Label the bones that the biceps muscle is attached to. [Level 1-2]
6. What are the bones that the triceps muscle is attached to?
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Label the bones that the triceps muscle is attached to. [Level 1-2]
7. What do you call the process of making a muscle shorter?
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8. When muscles contract, what type of force are they producing?
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9. What bones are being pulled if the bicep muscles contracts?
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10. What is the direction of the radius as it is pulled?
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11. When muscles contract, do they become shorter or longer?
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12. What do you call a pair of muscles working together?
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13. How is the muscular system connected to other systems?
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Reference:
Jones, M., Fellowes-Freeman, D., & Sang, D. (2013). Cambridge Checkpoint Science Coursebook 7. United Kingdom:
Cambridge University Press 2013.