Daily questions for Session 6

1. What are steroids and how do they affect muscle and bone?
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2. Why does a cast cause a loss of muscle strength?
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3. What causes stress fractures in runners?
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4. What is rigor mortis?
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5. What is motor neurone disease?
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6. During a neurological examination, the doctor tests strength and sensory perception is both sides of the patients’ body. Explain why this is necessary by the defining the term ‘decussation’ and describing its implications for human function.
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