Question: Part 1: Chapter 7 – Skeletal System During The First Eight Weeks Of A Pregnancy, All Of Major Internal Organs, External Structures, And Body Systems Form (See Chapter 23 For More Information On Stages Of Development.). Although They Continue To Develop Until The Time Of Birth, This Is A Particularly Important Period Of Development When Birth Defects …

Part 1: Chapter 7 – SkeletalSystem

During the first eight weeks of a pregnancy, all of majorinternal organs, external structures, and body systems form(See Chapter 23 for more information on stages ofdevelopment.). Although they continue to develop until thetime of birth, this is a particularly important period ofdevelopment when birth defects such as neural tube defects canoccur. The risk of neural tube defects can be eliminated ordramatically reduced if pregnant mothers take a specificnutritional supplement found in prenatal vitamins.

Describe the two most common forms of neural tube defects. Whatsupplement can prevent prevent or reduce the risk of neural tubedefects in babies?

Part 2: Chapter 8 – Articulations
Biomedical research reveals that there has been a dramatic increasein knee osteoarthritis in the United States in the last 75 years.What factors increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis? Why doyou think there has been such a dramatic increase?

Part 3: Chapter 9 – Muscles
In myasthenia gravis, the immune system attacks muscles.Individuals with myasthenia gravis may experience the followingsymptoms: Altered facial expressions, altered voice, difficultychewing and swallowing. The disease becomes life threatening whenrespiratory muscles are affected. How, exactly, does the immunesystem damage the muscles/what is altered by the immuneattack?

Part 4:Chapter 9 – Muscles
Explain how aerobic exercise promotes the growth of capillarieswithin skeletal muscle and how that affects muscle health andperformance.