Carol J. Baker

Ashland Public School
Ashland, MT

 

1998

Explorations in Biomedicine

Summer Research Teacher

 

Martin J. Kushmerick, Ph.D.
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, OR

1998

Summer Research Host
Move Chicken Move
Grade Level: Middle - High School 
Subject: Muscle Physiology
Students will learn about the movement and structure of muscles through activities involving examination of the chicken. Students will be able to tell the similarities and differences between a joint, a tendon, and a ligament, and locate blood vessels and nerves. They will also gain an understanding of how myoglobin and the mitochondria work in muscle fibers, understand the meaning of how muscles work in an antagonistic pair, and gain a better understanding of myosin and actin filaments.
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