Diseases of muscles and bones

Diseases of Neuromuscular junction

• Botulism

• osteoporosis

• Duchenne muscular dystrophy

• blood vessel injury

Characterized by low bone mass & increased bone fragility.

• joint dislocation

• sprain

• osteoporosis

• strain

What is dystrophin?

• protein

• muscle cell

• mitochondrial element

• part of nervous system

Botulism causes

• muscle excitement

• good mood

• involuntary movements

• muscle paralysis

Osteoporosis is decrease in bone (a)  

Muscle atrophy is

• decrease of muscle tissue

• growing of muscle tissue

• thickening of muscle tissue

• increase in number of muscle cells

Acetylcholine is

• found in nerve endings

• big molecule inside muscles

• found in blood cells

• released into muscle cells

Botulinum toxin

• produced by fungi

• blocks Ach receptors

• it paralyzes muscles

• not used in cosmetiques