Neural Control of Movement

Create a product (animated,cartoon,movie,creative short story,comic,etc) that explains how each of the following key ideas allows, or is part of, a specific movement of your choice. The following are not in any order and in fact, all of them are very much interrelated. Grading will be: 3 pts/each topic for content, 1 pt/each topic for a visual diagram, plus 3 pts. For the studies for a total of 27 pts.

• CNS & PNS (how they communicate/work together to allow movement(components of reflex arc))
• Motor unit’s (all components) role in movement
• Twitch characteristics (fast vs. slow twitch) specific to motor units
• Motor Unit plasticity/recruitment
• Neuromuscular fatigue
• How the quality of movement is influenced by motivation/emotion
• (include 3 studies that relate to any of the information in your product)

Muscle cells getting faster & stronger

How do you make muscles stronger, faster, or have more endurace? Complete the following assignment:

• Actions/activities you do to improve
• Include the physiological adaptions that actually allowed the cells to improve (example: # of mitochondria) or in other words...scuba dive don't snorkle
• Cite information from at least 2 studies, 2 articles, and 2 textbooks (cite properly within as well as with a works sited section at end)
• may be in any format (essay, PPoint, movie,etc.)