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This Renaissance is the One!!
I recently ended up stranded in Chicago because of bad weather and after a long day of travelling, I was not pleased until I ended up at the Renaissance O'Hare! What a beautiful hotel this is, I was really impressed considering I chose this hotel at random, I wasn't looking for anything fancy. The front desk clerk upgraded me to a corner deluxe room and it was HUGE! The bed was the most comfortable I've slept in a while and I had a great dinner at the restaurant. Thanks to the bartender for the laughs, especially after the long day I've had and if you've ever been to O'Hare Airport, you'd know what I mean!
I do agree with the other reviews about the hotel shuttle though, but I can't blame the hotel for that, the traffic is always slow in Chi-town!! Enjoy.....
Excellent staff, clean large rooms
I stayed here three nights on business and I was very impressed with the hotel and especially the staff. The hotel really goes out of the way to accomadate you and make you feel welcome.
We held a meeting in the hotel, I can't say enough about the facilities or the staff, who were always available if any issues arised. We had to reschedule a business dinner at the last moment, and one of the staff members made reservations and arranged transport to a nearby restaurant at the last minute. The restaurant turned out to be a perfect pick for a nice business dinner, too, with great food. The hotel really deserves credit for making out meeting so succesful.
The rooms are large and well equipped, with very reasonable rates for high speed internet usage, especially for a business hotel. I'm so sick of hotels that try and gauge business travellers. Very nice bar, again with reasonable prices. The breakfast buffet was great. Had lunch in the rest. also, but was not impressed by that.
One bad thing--the shuttle is indeed terrible. I waited 45 minutes at Ohare after a long flight. :-(
Easy access to the el-train, though a 40 minute or so ride to Michigan Ave.
Highly recommended.
Great stay at the Renaissance O'Hare
My family (me, my wife, and nine-year old son), stayed here for seven nights. Overall, this was a great hotel.
1. The price was fantastic for the Chicago area in the summertime - $109 per night, which included a great breakfast buffet for all three of us, plus $15 per night for parking in the garage connected to the hotel.
2. The location was equally fantastic - virtually next to Cumberland L station, and just off I-90.
3. The room was huge - a full suite, with two very comfortable double beds in the bedroom; sofa, easy chair, and work desk with chair in the living room, and a very nice bathroom. Closets in both rooms.
4. 27 inch TVs in both rooms.
5. Very nice decor in the room as well as the entire hotel.
6. Excellent service from the front desk personnel as well as the housekeeping staff.
7. Breakfast buffet was great - cooked to order omelettes, pancakes, waffles, as well as fresh fruits and pastries, bacon, sausage, hot oatmeal, cereals, etc. Make sure the rate you are quoted includes the breakfast buffet - if not, the buffet is $15 per person.
Great Airport Hotel / Bad Shuttle
This is a great airport hotel. The rooms are very nice and big. The bed and bathroom are clean, modern and comfortable. The concierge lounge is excellent. The shuttle however with pickups from O'Hare can be 30 minutes during the afternoon and evening with traffic.
Quiet and clean!
What a wonderful hotel. Hidden from a busy area, this hotel was clean and quiet considering its' proximity to the airport. The beds were comfortable and the bathrooms were large. There is also a nice fitness room and pool. We will be back!!
Good business hotel.
Stayed there early june for a conference. The hotel was new and the rooms are actually suites! Large and very comfortable room, but needs an in room refrigerator. The hotel is really stuck out in nowhere with not much else to do but work and exercise(equipment and pool are great). The hotel only has one restaurant or you can order room service.
Fortunately the hotel is close to the rail line and fare to downtown chicago is $1.75(one way) and it takes about 45 minutes one way.
The staff was great and the hotel food is okay, but there are no good restaurants nearby, although there is a Dominick's super market about a 10 minute walk away.
The hotel is great for a short business stay if the meeting is there or nearby.
For a vacation, I'd probably stay in the city.
I'd give the hotel a 3-31/2 star.
Wonderful Stay at the Renaissance!
We stayed at this hotel during Memorial Weekend. Here is our review:
Location: The hotel was in a great location as it is located conveniently off of Interstate 90. It is also within walking distance to the train which you can take to downtown for $1.75 each way. The hotel is located within a business district. However, you can see the hotel, but the actual road to get to it can be a little tricky to find.
Rooms: The rooms were nicely decorated. The rooms still had signs of newness as the hotel opened in Feb. 05. The living room featured 2 chairs and a love seat. There was a minibar which featured a coffee pot and a safe. There was also a work desk with a web-tv key board. The bedroom featured a very comfortable bed that had 7 down pillows and a down comforter. The sheets were new and very soft. There is also a closet in the room which houses an ironing board and a nice iron. The bathroom was the best part of the entire room. It featured an oversized glass shower which could hold at least 4 people. It also had a massaging showerhead. The countertop was black marble with a chrome faucet and matching accessories. Another plus was the Bath and Body Works products that were provided for guest use. There were ample towels provided. The room was very clean.
The hotel: The parking was free during our stay as the hotel has not yet implemented a parking fee. A parking garage is conveniently adjacent to the hotel. The lobby was nicely decorated. There was a nice fish bowl display. The elevators were plentiful and fast. The hallways were nice and very wide. A sign in the lobby indicated that Starbucks will be coming on site in the Fall of 2005.
The staff: The staff was very friendly and accomodating.
This is a wonderful place to stay.
Great Airport Hotel
The Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Hotel is presumably the nicest property in the vicinty of the Chicago O'Hare Airport. With shuttle service to/from the hotel every 15 minutes, guests aren't burdened with having to wait in line for a taxi. The guestroom are very spacious with wonderful beds including pillowtop and down comforters. The bathroom is very large with a beautiful glass shower. Families who are stuck due to a cancalled flight will find plenty to do including spending time at the large indoor pool facility.
OK for business - not ready for a banquet reception yet
The hotel is made up of suites. Great for the business traveler;
nice desk and working area and also couch for relaxing and watching TV.
The alarm clock is some new fancy CD clock radio and we had no idea
how to set it. We dialed "2" on the phone to get a wake up call and that
did not work either. Finally called the front desk and was able to place
a wake-up. (Which they did do on time in the morning)
2 TV's..one in the living room area and the other in the bedroom area.
We were not there on business but stayed due to a banquet we were
attending on a Sat. night. The appetizer's all had the same bottom bread type base which was gross. The shrimp was fishy.
They had 2 bartenders set up. One was a little" more experienced than the other. In this day what bartender
does not know what a "Cosmo" or Cosmopolitan is. After he put ice
cubes in a high ball glass I quickly understood he did not know how to
make it. I did see him pour some vodka but then he said he did not know if they had any grapefruit juice. WHAT? I then told him how I thought it should be made. He still served the drink WITH the ice cubes.
Next drink I went to the other bartender. We ordered 2 cosmo's. Both
were made a different way. But they were served like martini's..no ice.
Being a fairly new hotel I do not think they had many banquets previously. The dance floor was extremely slick. Two ladies fell while dancing with in the first couple of songs. And another elderly woman fell on the carpet.. it was very plush but the pile is cut in a way is was also slippery.
Our waitress during the dinner was very attentive. I wish I could remember her name. She did not live in the area but was brought in to help with the banquet. During the meal we were served a salad that had some sort of slices of bacon. My tooth broke eating it. The rest of the dinner was fair...not outstanding.
After the dinner we went back to the room to sleep. The pillows were "hard". Funny as they looked so plush and plump. The decor of the room is very modern with 2 shades rather than drapes.
I can see that they will be having problems with the darkening shades
as it was getting stuck as I was trying to pull it down.
For business travelers there is a LARGE safe in the room that would fit
a laptop. Nice touch.
The hotel is also very close to O'hare which makes it conveinent.
I did notice that they did have a shuttle to the airport also.
The girl at the front desk was VERY professional as was the reservation
girl (at the hotel) when we made our reservation.
Give this place a try for business. I would give it some time for any
type of social banquet.
Great new hotel
This hotel opened in late February 2005. I spent one night in March and it was outstanding. The hotel is a little hard to find - I drove and the street changes names and the hotel is accessible on one side and is located on the edge of a business complex so it was a little hard to find. The exterior doors have darkened windows giving the hotel the appearance of being closed (I arrived at night). The lobby and rooms are very modern and tastefully furnished. The rooms are suites. There's a sofa, chair, modern work desk and comfortable desk chair in the living room, along with a small bar and a tv. The bedroom has an exceptionally comfortable bed, dresser, small closet, and a tv. The bathrooom features a glass oversized shower. Everyone on the staff I encountered was extremely helpful. The restaurant food was delicious - the night I ate there they were featuring tapas with a European style salad bar. There's plenty of free parking in the covered parking lot adjacent to the hotel, and there's a complimentary hotel shuttle. Great introductory room rates, too.
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Extracorporeal renal retraction as an adjunct during retroperitoneoscopic renal surgery
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DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00960.x
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Volume 83, Issue 1, pages 136–137, January 1999
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Retroperitoneoscopic access for laparoscopic nephrectomy provides a more direct approach to the kidney. It helps to avoid mobilization of visceral structures and allows the rapid dissection of the kidney [1]. However, the confined space within the retroperitoneum is a major limitation of this approach and greatly restricts instrument mobility and attempts to entrap organs [2]. During hilar dissection adequate retraction of the partially mobilized kidney is essential for proper visualization of the renal vessels. The collapsed sac, a result of the deflation of a grossly hydronephrotic kidney, is unwieldy within the limited space and adequate retraction that places the hilar structures under tension is difficult. The technique of extracorporeal renal retraction described here addresses to this problem.
Once preliminary dissection of the posterior surface, lateral border and renal poles is completed, the renal sac is deflated by percutaneous aspiration using a Veress needle, under laparoscopic guidance. Dissection of the hilar structures is then begun posteriorly. The lower pole of the kidney is held in an endo-Babcock's forceps passed into the retroperitoneal space through an anterior 10 mm port (Fig. 1). The instrument holding the collapsed renal sac along with the cannula is brought out. The part of the renal sac extracted extracorporeally is then held in a sponge-holder for extracorporeal retraction (Fig. 2). By this manoeuvre, the kidney can be retracted anteromedially and the renal hilar structure placed under tension, facilitating dissection of the renal vessels posteriorly (Fig. 3). The sac also helps plug the port site and prevents leakage of retroperitoneal gas.
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Laparoscopic nephrectomy for large hydronephrotic nonfunctioning kidneys is usually performed transperitoneally, because of the limited retroperitoneal space [3]. This requires extensive mobilization of the visceral structures and consequently may be associated with injury to the intraperitoneal organs. The present technique facilitates retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy by extracting the redundant renal sac away from the field of dissection and placing the hilar structures under tension. Adequate counter-traction helps improve vision, facilitates hilar dissection, improves the speed of dissection and also helps in the final retrieval of the organ. We have undertaken this procedure in 16 patients with giant hydronephrotic kidneys and found it extremely helpful. A similar procedure may be of benefit in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy for duplex systems, bladder diverticulectomy and even for excision of large renal cysts. A limitation of this procedure is that it cannot be used during surgery on solid organs.
- 1Laparoscopic nephrectomy via the retroperitoneal approach. J Urol 1996; 156: 1101, , , , .
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TravelPod Member ReviewsEmbassy Suites LAX North Los Angeles
Embassy Suites chain, are always great value for money. The rooms are clean and spacious, and having a separate lounge area is a plus. The managers cocktail reception is a unique way in which you can mingle with other guests or relax while you enjoy complimentary alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages for 2 hrs each afternoon.
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Free happy hour and free cooked to order breakfast, what's not to love!
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Family friendly hotel that offers nice big rooms and a good breakfast
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Very close to LAX, spacious rooms with extra sitting room, very comfortable and clean. Cooked breakfast to order along with a large selection of other breakfast items, very good. In house restaurant also very satisfactory, meals enjoyable.
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the staff was so helpful and courteous would use them again and highly recommend it
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Historical Traveler Reviews Embassy Suites LAX North Los Angeles
Pick your room carefully!
Caution to travelers staying at the Embassy Suites LAX North. Based on our experience during a 3 night stay there at the end of March, your room location can have a dramatic impact on the quality of your stay. Rooms that look out over the very busy Airport Blvd. will be subject to traffic noise 24/7. Lots of bus and truck traffic all night, stopping and accelerating from the traffic signal at Airport & 98th ave. The opposite side of the hotel does not face the street and is definitely quieter until 5 am when the garbage trucks arrive. Our advice - avoid the Airport Blvd. side at all costs. Otherwise, expect your typical Embassy Suites experience - very helpful staff, decent breakfast and manager's happy hour, etc.
A Delightful experience
I stay at the LAX area hotels almost every week as I fly home from business trips. This is my preferred hotel. Rooms are large 2 room suites, great location to LAX and full breakfast is wonderful with omelets, pancakes, pastries, fruit, bacon, etc.
Having stayed here at least a dozen times, I'm surprised from one of the earlier reviews that someone called this place a dump. Very hard for me to imagine someone being that unhappy with any Embassy Suites, and this is certainly one of the nicer ones.
Also, this hotel seems quieter than most others by LAX. As you might expect, planes fly over the area until very late and starting early in the morning, but I've never noticed it like I do at some of the other area hotels.
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Stayed at this hotel for one night as we had an early morning flight.
The room is quite large with a separate bedroom and living area. Bathroom was large and came with a mini fridge and microwave.
I liked this hotel but stay away from the Century Cafe in the lobby, we thought this would be a nice dinner as the hotel is nice but after waiting for more than 45 minutes for our food, it was the worst tasting meals we have ever ever had. We even tried each others meal's and couldnt decide which is the worst tasting. Even my sons chicken strips were awful. All three of us left our dinners uneaten and wanted to complain but there was absolutley no restaurant employees around to complain to. The service was really really bad, we only saw our waitress twice, once to take our order, and twice to deliver the awful food and drop the bill.
The next morning we all had stomach aches from the food and were leary of the breakfast buffet, but was pleasently surprised it is not put on by that same restaurant.
The breakfast buffet was excellent, it had a cook to order with eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, muffins, danish, tons of fruit, ect ect. This was the best buffet breakfast I have ever had at a hotel.
They also offer a free airport shuttle every half hour to LAX.
What a dump!
What a dump! Room was in terrible shape, holes in the blanket, chunks of wood missing from the night stand, the phone was dirty and poor lighting. I had just flown in from FRA and was in no mood to take this up with the hotel at check in but in the morning I spoke with the manager and they did the right thing they credited my bill. Shuttle to LAX has to be called for pick up, I would suggest staying at the Hilton-LAX, it is old but clean.
Thank goodness for Embassy Suites LAX!
I have just come back from a trip around the States and a cruise in the Caribbean with my husband, mother-in-law and three children in October. After cutting our trip short we decided to stay at this hotel overnight before flying home to Australia. To be honest, for the rate, $139 incl breakfast, (we had 2 rooms so paid $278)we really didn't expect much. We were very pleasantly surprised. Being a five star kinda girl I am pretty hard to please but I have to say the Embassy LAX exceeded all expectations. Proximity to the airport was excellent and we were collected from LAX by the hotel shuttle withing 15min of calling the hotel, free of charge of course. Upon entering the room my first impression was "a little claustrophobic" as the dining, wetbar and lounge area has no "outside" windows. The only window in this room looks out into the atrium, this is the same for all the rooms in this hotel. But, then you walk through into the bedroom area, which is quite large, it has a balcony which you can open to get some outside light into the room. The decor is reasonably new and very tastefully done. The bathroom was lovely and also spacious. Travelling with three children, including a toddler and a young baby, this hotel was a godsend! The breakfast was delicious, freshly cooked to order, pretty much anything you would want, quickly and with a smile. Lots of pastries, fresh fruit and cereals to choose from if you wish. Dinner for the kids was lovely, just when I was about to give up finding a decent hotel meal for my children, the Embassy came through with the goods! The room was clean, service excellent, and I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone wishing to stay in LA particularly if you have a family.
Excellent accomodations
Spacious rooms, quiet quarters near the airport. Enjoyed the hospitality hour and the cooked to order breakfast in the moning. Free hotel shuttle was also a real plus. Everything I was looking for in a hotel before embarking on a long flight.
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Our stay happened to coincide with the NBA All Star weekend, and all area hotels were apparently sold out. We took advantage of the complimentary airport shuttle which arrived shortly after our pick-up call. Notwithstanding that the hotel was very busy, staff was professional and friendly at all times. The room layout is ideal for families. Hotel is well maintained and rooms appear to have been recently refurbished. The breakfast was certainly far better than expected for a "free" meal, and included a selection of cooked and cold items (including fresh fruit). Overall, the hotel far exceeded expectations and we would not hesitate to stay again.
Very spacious
I enjoyed my stay at this Hotel. We are a family of 5 and it provided plenty of space for my three children. Room service is moderately priced and the free breakfast is great. The rooms are very clean and include a refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker. The only bad I could find with the room is that the sliding glass door that leads to the balcony is not child-proofed. Small children must be watched at all times.
Recently renovated
Recently renovated this hotel is worth every cent. Had a great top floor suite which was quiet and spacious. The atrium was a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the day.
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Your body has muscles that muscles and nerves that control your every move. Your muscles both contract and relax. There are several different kinds of muscle contraction. When a muscle contracts it gets shorter. For this to happen the muscle must gather up enough force to go against whatever is making it contract. During an isotonic contraction the muscles are shortening a lot because there is not very much resistance to them. During an isometric contraction the muscles would not shorten because there is too much force working against them. In an isometric contraction the muscle tension would match the load being lifted. A concentric contraction is also when the force on the muscle is greater than the load. An eccentric contraction is when the load is greater than the muscle contraction, even though the muscle may not want to stretch out it will anyway. I am sure that most everyone can relate these types of contraction to activities they have taken part in such as lifting weights or hiking in the mountains.JM
As we learned in this unit muscles have a very complicated physiological structure.
Skeletal Muscles
Lets start with skeletal muscles. Skeletal muscles are attached usually to bones by tendons. When muscles contract they pull on the tendons which pull on the bones therefore moving the bones. Tendons are connected to the muscles by connective tissue known as epimysium. The epimysium also extends within the muscle dividing it into fascicles. The connective tissue surrounding the fascicles is the perimysium. The fascicles of the muscles are composed of many muscle fibers surrounded by sarcolemma surrounded by connective tissue called endomysium. Skeletal muscles fibers are multinucleate. Muscle fibers are also striated which is due to dark A bands and light I bands which contain thin dark Z lines. When muscles form together to work as a unit each somatic motor neuron with all the muscle fibers that it innervates is known as the motor unit.
Mechanisms of Contraction
Skeletal muscle cells contain many subunits or myofibrils. These are the A bands, I bands, and Z lines. Each myofibril contains myofilaments. A bands contain thick filaments composed of myosin which give them their dark appearance. I bands contain thin filaments composed of actin. In a muscle fiber the edges of A bands overlap with thin filaments of I bands The central region of the A band that does not overlap with the thin filaments of I bands is known as H bands.
The Sliding Filament Theory of Contraction has many steps. First the myofiber with all myofibrils shortens due to the movements of the insertion toward the origin of the muscle. The myofibril is shortened by shortening the sarcomeres which is the distance between Z lines. Sarcomeres are shortened by sliding the myofilaments (the filaments do not actually shorten they remain the same length during muscle contraction). Asynchronous power strokes of myosin cross bridges slide the filaments by pulling the thin filaments over the thick filaments. The thick filaments or A bands remain the same length during the contraction but are pulled toward the origin of the muscle. As the A bands are pulled closer together the I bands shorten. The H bands then shorten during contraction and the thin filaments on the sides of the sarcomeres are pulled toward the middle.
Contraction of Skeletal Muscles
Contraction of skeletal muscles creates tension allowing the muscles to shorten and perform work. There are several types of muscle contractions. Twitch is the rapid contraction and relaxation of muscle fibers. When muscles contraction occurs back to back and overlap a bit it is known as summation. When summation is close enough together that the muscle contractions are smooth and sustained it is known as tetanus.
There are a few different types of muscle contractions. An isometric contraction is when a muscle exerts tension without actually shortening. An isotonic contraction occurs when the muscle exerts tension and does shorten. When a muscle contracts but the force exerted on the muscle is greater than the contraction strength the muscle will lengthen it is known as eccentric or lengthening contraction.
When muscles contract they must first pull tight the noncontractile parts of the muscle and connective tissue of the tendons because they are elastic and resist distention. This brings in the series-elastic component. This component which says these elastic components of the muscle must be stretched tight before the tension of a muscle contraction can cause movement.
There are many components that affect the strength of a muscle contraction. These include things like the number of fibers stimulated, the frequency of stimulation, the thickness of each muscle fiber and the length of the muscle fibers at rest.
Energy Requirements of Skeletal Muscles
When muscles are at rest most of their energy comes from aerobic respiration of fatty acids. When exercising this is not enough energy and muscle glycogen and blood glucose are also used as energy. Energy that is obtained from cell respiration is used to make ATP.
Muscle fibers are divided based on their contraction speed. Slow-twitch fibers are able to maintain contraction for a long period of time without fatigue, have a rich capillary supply, numerous mitochondria and aerobic respiratory enzymes, and a high myoglobin concentration which also makes them known as red fibers. Fast-twitch fibers are adapted for anaerobic respiration, have fewer capillaries and mitochondria, have less myoglobin, and are also known as white fibers. Intermediate fibers are fast twitch but also are adapted for aerobic respiration.
Muscle fatigue is an exercise-induced reduction in the ability of a muscle to generate force. There are many types or causes of muscle fatigue. During a sustained maximal contraction when all motor units are used at a maximum firing rate there is an increase in extracellular K+. During moderate exercise there is a depletion of muscle glycogen and a reduced ability of sarcoplasmic reticulum to produce Ca2++. Fatigue can also be caused by changes in the CNS before the muscles are truly fatigued. This is known as central fatigue and reduces the force of voluntary contractions.
Neural Control of Skeletal Muscles
Lower Motor Neurons or motoneurons have cell bodies in the spinal cord and axons within nerves that stimulate muscle contraction. These neurons are influenced by sensory feedback of muscles and tendons and facilitory and inhibitory effects for upper motor neurons.
To control skeletal movements the nervous system must receive sensory information from the Golgi tendon organs which provides the tension the muscle exerts on the tendons, and the muscle spindle apparatus which provides the muscle length. Alpha motoneurons innervate the extrafusal muscle fibers. Gamma motoneurons innervate the intrafusal fibers. Alpha motoneurons are faster conducting and can cause muscle contractions that result in skeletal movement. Gamma motoneurons are thinner and cannot cause skeletal movement.
Skeletal muscles are generally voluntary muscles, however they can contract unconsciously as in a reflex as a result from certain stimuli. Golgi tendon organs monitor tension in the tendons produced by muscle contraction. As tension in the tendons increase the Golgi tendon organs sensory neurons inhibit the activity of alpha motoneurons. This is known as a disynaptic reflex because sensory neurons synapse with interneuron's which make inhibitory synapse with motoneurons.
Cardiac and Smooth Muscles
Cardiac muscle is regulated by somatic motor neurons and are involuntary. Myocardial cells are striated and contain actin and myosin filaments arranged in sarcomeres and contract by sliding filament mechanism. Myocardial cells are tubular and joined to other myocardial cells by gap junctions. This makes it so action potentials can cross from one myocardial cell to another.
Smooth Muscle is arranged in circular layers in the walls of blood vessels and bronchiles. There are circular and longitudinal smooth muscle layers in the tubular digestive tract, ureters, ductus deferentia, and uterine tubes. They do not contain sarcomeres but do contain actin and some myosin. The thin filaments in smooth muscle are long compared to skeletal muscle. Myosin proteins are stacked vertically to form cross bridges with actin.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSDescribe the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction and why it is called the sliding filament theory. Describe the action of the cross bridges that cause a power stroke. What is the role of Ca2+ and ATP in muscle contraction and relaxation?
As a muscle contracts it shortens. The shortening of the muscle is caused by the myofibrils shortening. The A bands move closer instead of shortening like the sarcomers. The distance between the sarcomers and the A bands is called an I band. The I bands will also get shorter. The I band is composed of thin filaments that do not get shorter. The sarcomers shorten because the thin filaments slide over the thick filaments. Cross bridges are formed when the myosin head attaches to the actin. The myosin heads contain ATP-binding sites. These heads can act as myosin ATPase enzymes which will eventually turn into ADP and Pi. ADP must be present on the myosin heads in order for them to bind to actin. A power stroke, which is what pulls the thin filaments into the A band center, happens after the Pi is released from the cross bridge. After the power stroke has happened the myosin head will break its bond with the actin and ATP will be released from the ADP that was bound to the myosin head. After all of this is complete this whole process should start all over again with a newly formed cross bridge. Cross bridges are prevented by tropomyosin when a muscle is relaxed. When the cross bridge is prevented from forming there becomes a decreased level of Ca2+ in the sarcoplasm. With stimulation, the Ca2+ level in the sarcoplasm become high very quickly. When this happens some of the Ca2+ will bind with troponin. This will cause a conformation change and the troponin and the tropomyosin will move allowing a cross bridge to form. So as you can see Ca2+ is very important in muscle contractions because if it is not there the cross bridges can not form and therefore there can be now muscle contraction.
Skeletal MusclesOne doesn't normally think about their muscles, much less what they are made of or how they work. This is a pretty interesting chapter. I imagine if we didn't have muscles, we would all be flopping around like jellyfish. That would be a mess, good thing we do!!!
The skeletal muscles are formed almost like boxes inside of each other. You start with a muscle, but that is actually made of lots of bundles called fascicles. Inside of the fascicles there are more bundles called myofibrils. Now each of the myofibrils are made up of many fibers called myofilaments. These myofibrils are the muscle cells and the cells span the length of the muscle it forms. Each one has the same organelles as other cells, but they are also multinucleated. Each of the parts of the muscle are covered with epithelial cells. The epimysium covers the whole muscle, where the perimysium covers each fascicle. The endomysium covers the myofibrils, confused yet? Each myofibril has a plasma membrane called a sarcolemma.
Inside of a myofibril there are many myofilaments. There are two types, thick-myosin and thin-actin-filaments. These myofilaments are actually very short, but they are structured to overlap the length of the fiber. The sections where the myofilaments overlap give the skeletal muscle its striated look. One section of a muscle fiber is called a sarcomere. It consists of myosin in the middle and actin on the edges. The actin fibers are attached to the actin fibers of the next sarcomere. This is known as the Z line. A sarcomere spans the length from one Z line to the next. Where the myosin and actin overlap at rest is called the A band and where there is only myosin in the middle it is known as the H zone. These thick and thin myofilaments slide over each other, shortening the sarcomere and contracting the muscle. This is called the Sliding Filament Theory of contraction. This theory is explained in more detail in the essential questions section.
The skeletal muscles are stimulated by somatic motor neurons. The neuromuscular junction is where the neurons join with the muscle. The muscle and neuron form a motor end plate. This is where the neurotransmitter from the neuron releases to stimulate the muscle fiber. A somatic neuron can innervate more than one muscle fiber. A motor unit is considered a somatic neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates. Innervation ratios vary from 1:100 to 1:2000. Fine neural control is best when there are many small motor units being stimulated. Neurons that innervate less muscle cells have a lower stimulation level so they are used more often. If then more strength is needed for contraction larger motor units are stimulated in a process called recruitment of motor units.
Metabolism of Skeletal MusclesThe cardiopulmonary system need time to sufficiently increase the oxygen supply to our exercising muscles, so the skeletal muscle metabolize anaerobically for about the first minute and a half for moderate to heavy exercise. During moderate exercise, after the first two minutes, aerobic respiration contributes the major portion of skeletal muscle energy. Maximal oxygen uptake is the maximum rate of oxygen consumed in the body, also termed aerobic capacity. The aerobic capacity is determined by an individual's age, size and sex. The range for aerobic capacity is about 12 mL of oxygen per minute per kg of body weight for an older or inactive individual but can be as high as 84 mL per minute for young male athletes. Lactate threshold (anaerobic threshold) is the intensity of exercise. The lactate threshold is the percentage of the maximal oxygen uptake where there is a significant rise in blood lactate levels. In healthy individuals significant amount of blood lactate appears when exercise is performed at about 50-70% of the aerobic capacity.
Most of the exercising muscles energy is obtained from aerobic respiration of fatty acids during light exercise. The fatty acids come mainly from the stored fat in adipose tissue. When exercising just below the lactate threshold, skeletal muscle energy is equally pulled from the fatty acids and from blood glucose. During heavy exercise two-thirds of skeletal muscle energy comes from glucose. GLUT-4, a carrier protein, is used for the diffusion of glucose. GLUT-4 moves into the muscle's plasma membrane so the cell can take in an increased amount of glucose. This process is about 15-30% of the muscle's energy needs during moderate exercise and goes up to 40% for heavy exercising.
The rate of oxygen uptake does not immediately return to normal when you stop exercising. Breathing heavily after exercise helps the body to "pay off" its oxygen debt. When exercising, oxygen is pulled from the hemoglobin in the blood and myoglobin in the muscles. The extra oxygen obtained from breathing heavily after exercise allows the replacement of the oxygen used from the oxygen stores in the body to return to normal.
Muscle activity requires the use of ATP, which may be used faster than it can be produced in the body. Another high-energy phosphate compound called phosphocreatine can be used to form ATP the muscles need during activity. Phosphocreatine concentration is three times the concentration of ATP, so it is a ready reserve of energy phosphate that is donated to ADP. ATP production from ADP and phosphocreatine is very efficient, allowing ATP concentrations to only decrease slightly even though the rate of ATP breakdown is increased from rest to exercise.
Cardiac and Smooth MuscleCardiac Muscle
Cardiac muscles are similar to skeletal muscles in that they have a striated look, but are like smooth muscle because they are not under voluntary control. The muscle fibers do not span the length of the muscle and the fibers are attached to each other by intercalated discs where there are gap junctions. The gap junctions are the electrical synapses that allow the electrical impulses to be conducted through the myocardial cell. The myocardial cells also contain sarcomeres with myosin and actin filaments and contract by means of the sliding filament theory like the skeletal muscles. The mass of myocardial cells are also known as the myocardium. Action potentials can originate at any point in the myocardium and spread through the myocardial cells by the gap junctions. This allows the myocardium to act as one functional unit. Unlike skeletal muscles where the contraction depends on the number of cells stimulated and because all of its cells contribute to contraction, the myocardium contracts to its full extent at each contraction.As discussed in chapter 14, cardiac muscle is able to produce action potentials automatically. Their action potentials originate in the pacemaker, but the rate of the spontaneous depolarization and rate of the heartbeat are regulated by the autonomic nervous system.
Myocardial cells also differ from skeletal muscle cells in the process of excitation-contraction coupling. In skeletal muscle there is a direct excitation-contraction coupling between the transverse tubules and sarcoplasmic reticulum. In myocardial cells the voltage-gated calcium channels in the plasma membrane and sarcoplasmic reticulum do not directly interact (connect). This difference means that the calcium that enters the cytoplasm via voltage-gated calcium channels in the transverse tubule stimulates the opening of the release channels for calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum. This is known as calcium-induced calcium release. In this way calcium serves as the second messenger that goes from the voltage-gated channels to the release channels. Because the transverse tubules and sarcopolasmic reticulum do not directly interact, it makes the excitation-contraction coupling slower in myocardial cells as compared to skeletal muscle.
Smooth MuscleIn the walls of blood vessels and bronchioles smooth muscle is arranged in circular layers, but in the digestive tract, ureters, ductus deferntia, and fallopian tubes it is arranges in circular and longitudinal layers. Perstalsis occurs because of the way the circular and longitudinal layers contract with each other. This propels the contents of the tube in one direction. Smooth muscles do not contain sarcomeres, but do contain the myofilaments actin and myosin. The actin is found in a ratio of 16 to 1 to myosin. The myofilaments of smooth muscle are long and attach to regions of the plasma membrane or to cytoplasmic structures called dense bodies which are similar to the Z discs of skeletal muscle. Proper smooth muscle function is enabled by the arrangement of the contractile apparatus and because it is not organized into sarcomeres. This allows the muscle to contract even when greatly stretched. The smooth muscle of the bladder may stretch up to two and a half times its resting length where the smooth muscle of the uterus can stretch up to eight times its original length during pregnancy.
Contraction of smooth muscle is stimulated by an increase in the calcium concentration in the cytoplasm of the muscle cell. In smooth muscle the sarcoplasmic reticulum is less developed than in skeletal muscle so calcium is only released by it to activate the initial phase of contraction. For sustained contraction the extracellular calcium diffuses through the plasma membrane. The extracellular calcium enters the plasma membrane through voltage-gated calcium channels. These channels are graded by the amount of depolarization so the greater the depolarization more calcium will enter the cell and the contraction will be stronger. After the calcium enters the cytoplasm it combines with calmodulin, which is a protein that is structurally similar to troponin. This complex then combines with and activates MLCK (myosin light-chain kinase). MLCK is an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of myosin light chains which is a component of myosin cross bridging. Smooth muscle can produce graded depolarization and contractions without producing action potentials. Greater depolarization allows greater diffusion of calcium and more MLCK enzymes are activated. As more MLCK enzymes become activated, more cross bridges will become phosphorylated to bind with actin, so a stronger depolarization leads to a stronger contraction.
Fox, Stuart Ira. (2009). Human Physiology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
As a nurse I would need to know that if the troponin level in a blood sample is elevated it would be indicative of a myocardial infarction.JM
As a nurse I will be working with the elderly and I as a nurse will have to understand that with patients who are bed ridden or patients with a cast muscles can become smaller and decline in strength. And with patients who have a cast, this decline is much faster. This is why, usually when the cast is removed the affected leg is smaller then the non-affected leg or extremity. It is still important to continue with exercise to the non-affected extremity. Also as a nurse i will work with patients with certain diseases that affect the muscles such as ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis where as a nurse I am able to recognize the disease as a rapidly, progressive, fatal neurologic disorder resulting in destruction of motorneurons of the cortex, brain stem and spinal cord. The motorneurons that are affected are known as the lower and higher motorneurons. Lower motorneurons are neurons whose axons control the skeletal muscles and signs of damage to these motorneurons would be muscle weakness and muscle atrophy ( as we discussed above, is the size reduction of the muscle with the decline in muscle strength). Upper or Higher motorneurosn are neurons in the brain that control skeletal movements and act by facilitating or inhibiting the activity of the lower motorneurons. Signs of damage to these motorneurons include spasticity, brisk reflexes, and a positive Babinski sign, which is when the lateral side of the sole of the foot is rubbed with a blunt object and the great toes dorsiflexes and the other toes fan out. I as a nurse need to recognize the a positive Babinski sign and be able to notice the signs and symptoms to diseases so this information may be passed along to the MD. Also as a nursing consideration, as a nurse I an provide physical, spiritual and emotional support the the family and patient. Some of the treatments include a drug that can prolong survival is Riluzole and the additional treatments include only palliative treatments with support and symptom management. I also understand that ALS has no cure or therapy that will slow the progression of the disease process. AR
Part 1: The Hospital
1.) How is heat generated in the body?
Muscles in the body generate about 85% of the total body heat (due to contraction and relaxation). Heat is also the by-product of metabolic processes; large organs such as the liver produce substantial amount of heat for the body.
2.) In this case, where halothane-induced heat production quickly elevated Mr. Thompson's body temperature, where do you think most of the heat is generated?
I think the heat is coming from the increased amount of Ca2+ entering his skeletal muscles from the endoplasmic reticulum, causing an increase in muscular contraction through the use of energy (ATP), thus, producing large amount of heat.
3.) What chemical reaction is responsible for generating the huge amount of heat?
ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which will be broken down into ADP-P (adenosine diphoshpate and a phosphate).
4.) Which processes use ATP as an energy source in skeletal muscle?
Both contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscles requires the use of ATP. ATP is needed for the movement of the cross bridges in muscle contraction and the pumping of Ca2+ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum for muscle relaxation.
Part 2: The Motor Neuron
An action potential enters the presynaptic terminal. Voltage-gated channels open and Ca2+ and Na+ ions enter the presynaptic terminal. Ca2+ ions cause neurotransmitter containing vesicles to fuse with the presynaptic membrane. Acetylcholine is liberated into the synaptic cleft.
Part 3: The Chemical Synapse
Acetylcholine is secreted into the cleft by the motor axon. The neurotransmitter reacts with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on the muscle membrane. Channels open and the muscle membrane depolarizes. This produces and end-plate potential in the muscle membrane.
Acetylcholine is secreted into the cleft by the motor axon. The neurotransmitter reacts with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on the muscle membrane.The neurotransmitter is broken down by enzyme acetylcholinesterase in the synaptic cleft. Choline is taken up into the presynaptic cleft.
Part 4: The Muscle
Acetylcholine binding opens the channels and the muscle membrane becomes depolarized. This creates an action potential which travels along the sarcolemma. The action potential travels down the T-tublules, the impulse passes to the sarcoplasmic reticulum and stimulates voltage-sensitive calcium gates. Calcium ions are released into the sarcoplasm from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Calcium binds to troponin. Tropomyosin moves to expose the myosin binding sites on actin. Cross bridge cycling causes the sarcomeres to shorten (contract). Calcium is taken up into the sarcoplasmic reticulum to terminate the contraction.
Part 5: Hypothesis
The anesthetic Halothane stimulates contraction Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in normal skeletal muscles.
Hypothermia is a reaction that occurs in individuals with an inherited (genetically-linked trait) abnormality of skeletal-muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum that causes a rapid increase in the intracellular Ca2+ levels in response to halothane and other inhalation anesthetics
A drug called Dantrolene Sodium is an antidote when a person is having a reaction to halothane or other inhalation anesthetics. Dantrolene Sodium is a muscle relaxant that acts by stopping excitation-contraction coupling in muscle cells, by interfering with the release of Ca++ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscles. This drug is the only specific and effective drug for malignant hyperthermia, triggered by anesthesia.
Fox, Stuart Ira. (2009). Human Physiology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.


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Lead poisoning is a serious risk for young kids. According to the Centers of Disease Control, more than half a million children ages 1-5 in the U.S. have blood lead levels high enough to damage their health. Even with treatment, lead poisoning can permanently affect a child's development. Because their bodies are small and growing, babies and young children are at greatest risk.
Many parents don't know much about how to prevent lead poisoning. Lead isn't only in paint chips. It can show up in surprising places -- like dust on your windowsill, or in your vegetable garden, or in a playground. Here are five surprising sources of lead -- and tips on how to keep your kids safe.
Lead Dust
Parents might worry about a baby eating big chips of lead paint. But it's the little paint chips -- so small that they're just bits of dust -- that experts say are a bigger concern.
Although lead-based paint hasn't been sold since 1978, plenty of older homes still have it. Tiny fragments of lead paint can float through the air and accumulate on surfaces throughout your house. Babies can pick them up on their hands and get them into their mouths. They can also breathe them in directly. Contrary to what you might think, it doesn't take much. Even at very low levels of exposure, lead dust can cause harm.
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The year's top 10 movies: Life, death, failure, depression, joy
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This happens every year.
Pick a top 10, I'm told. Reel off the 10 best movies of the year. It'll be easy.
Um, no.
Even in a dry year there are always too many to choose from, always some culling to be done. And this was not a dry year. The trick, then, is getting the list down to 10. And the order? Forget about it. As has been noted before, my mind changes two or three times in the few seconds it takes you to finish this sentence. But for argument's sake — and that really is a fun reason to do these things — here are the 10 best movies of 2011.
"The Descendants." If there is a face of Hollywood, it's George Clooney's. He co-wrote, directed and starred in "The Ides of March," which could arguably be on this list (but is not). But here, in Alexander Payne's beautifully gentle look at loss and betrayal, is where Clooney really shines. The supporting cast is good, as well, but it's Clooney's movie, Clooney's opportunity, and it wouldn't be surprising if it's Clooney's Oscar come spring.
"The Artist." Michel Hazanavicius' mostly silent black-and-white film is joyous, a true delight for movie fans. Jean Dujardin plays George Valentin, a silent film star whose career is destroyed with the advent of talkies. Berenice Bejo, meanwhile, plays Peppy Miller, a Valentin fan whose star rises with sound. It's funny, it's moving and most of all it is a unique way to pay homage to the art form we're celebrating in the first place. Big smile.
"50/50." Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a talented actor, and he's been really good in other films, like "(500) Days of Summer." But here he is fantastic as Adam, a 27-year-old man who learns he has cancer and must sort out what the disease means to his life. Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick are also good as Adam's best friend and his inexperienced therapist, respectively.
"Martha Marcy May Marlene." Talk about your out-of-nowhere surprises. Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of billionaire twins Mary-Kate and Ashley, is jaw-droppingly good as a young woman who walks away from a cult in upstate New York and tries to work her way back into a normal life with her sister and her sister's husband. Writer and director Sean Durkin never takes the easy way out, playing with time in a series of flashbacks and concluding his film with an open-ended climax that only adds to its creepy power. Kudos also to John Hawkes as the cult leader, excellent as always.
"Take Shelter." Michael Shannon gives a searing performance as a man who is haunted by apocalyptic visions; this is especially concerning to him as mental illness runs in his family. Are the visions real or in his head? They're real enough to him that he risks everything to build a shelter to protect his family from what he fears is coming. With Jessica Chastain, who seems to be in every other movie that comes out these days.
"Margin Call." J.C. Chandor's first feature — he wrote and directed — pinpoints the exact moment the economy collapsed, with greed fueling the decisions that led to the bottoming out. Kevin Spacey is better than he has been in years as an executive with at least a suggestion of a soul; Jeremy Irons is also outstanding as the soulless big boss. It's a fictionalized telling of the catastrophic failure, yes, but that doesn't make it any less maddening.
"The Tree of Life." You can't accuse Terrence Malick, who wrote and directed this film, of not taking on the big issues. Here it's life — "the literal beginning, as in Big Bang; death (Heaven, or something like it); and everything in between. Sean Penn doesn't have much to do, but Brad Pitt is outstanding as a stern father raising three boys in the 1950s. A beautiful, thoughtful, moving film.
"Melancholia." It's tempting to say that you should see Lars van Trier's end-of-the-world drama as a bookend piece with "The Tree of Life," but that might be too much for anyone. Nevertheless, Kirsten Dunst is great as a depressed woman who gets married in the first half of the film, with immediately disastrous results, and gains strength as a planet threatens to collide with Earth in the second half. A hauntingly beautiful meditation on depression, and not as sad as that sounds.
"Win Win." Paul Giamatti is fantastic as a lawyer under financial stress who takes shortcuts, while coaching the high-school wrestling team. A troubled, great wrestler (Alex Shaffer) drops into his lap and could win state — until his mother (Melanie Lynskey) arrives, and wants him back. Giamatti is always good but rarely better; Shaffer is a first-time actor who is outstanding, as well.
"Moneyball." How do you turn Michael Lewis' bestselling book about shifting baseball scouting from a know-it-when-you-see-it hunch to computer-generated analysis? Ask Bennett Miller because he figured it out. Brad Pitt, so good in "The Tree of Life," is even better here as Billy Beane, the cash-strapped general manager of the Oakland A's who tries to put a winning team together through science, with the help of Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). And no, you don't have to be a baseball fan to love it.
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How to Look Scary in a Rough Neighbourhood
A lot of people live in a rough area where random people will try to hassle you. The best way to prevent this is looking scary.
1Figure out just how scary you want to appear, you shouldn't go over the top or you'll just look dumb.
2Put your head down so you can just about see the feet of the people in front of you.
3Figure out how to look larger than you really are, tallness and being muscular are helpful in scaring people off. To look tall have good posture and stand up straight, boots or shoes that are raised help a good amount. To look muscular or at least bigger than you are wear a large jacket, a leather jacket would work well, or a big hoodie.
4Leave your arms hanging limply by your sides or stick them in your pockets if you have them.
5Act like no one else is there most of the time, but if anyone bumps into you or just comes to close to you then slowly look up at them and give them a cold look before shoving past them.
6Take large confident steps when you walk but do not stomp your feet. Heavy combat boots are good for maximizing this effect but they are not necessary. Walk confidently - but don't swagger. Swaggering will be seen as a challenge.
7Consider a hooded jacket. A hooded jacket will reveal less facial features, and keep your identity more discreet. If you see someone from the back wearing a hood, you have no idea who they could be.
8Don't smile.
9Consider making yourself look a little grimy or dirty - when trying to looking scary, looking unclean helps. Rub some dirt on your face or on your hands, let any bruises or cuts you have show. If you have acne that looks like open sores, scars or a sort of road rash, leave it and don't try to cover it up. It adds to being scary and inapproachable.
10Practice shifty eye movements, and twitching like you are constantly on guard. Move your fingers about to wild rhythm and jerk your neck around.
11Practice. If you're naturally bright and cheerful, then there's not much chance that you'll get it right. You need to carry at least a modicum of a scowl.
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What if someone is bigger than you and you are afraid of them. Would you still try and look scary or would you back down?wikiHow ContributorDon't try to look scarier than them. Remember you don't want to start a fight.
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- Remember in a REALLY rough neighborhood, the people are concerned about the community. If you're reading this guide, you're a definite outsider. If you don't know anyone in the area that you're in, try to make yourself as unnoticeable as possible - if someone wonders why you're in their will be enough but usually you will end up looking like a poser.
- Always tell your friends and anyone else close to you before you start acting different or they might think you're depressed or even dump you.
- Never do this in presence of your parents because they might think you have some kind of personality disorder.
- try to look a bit roughed up, maybe wear slightly ripped or dirty clothes but don't go over the top.
- Taking these steps will not make you goth/emo/punk.
- If you are sure that someone is going to attack you or is following you then size them up before you act, if they look bigger than you just casually slope off and head for a place where you could easily lose them, like a crowded street.
- If you're not very brave in the face of danger you might want to consider having some friends with you just in case you get hurt.
- Don't let over-confidence get in the way of safety, even if you hate cops don't hesitate to call the police if things get nasty.
- If you've tried running then don't be afraid to stand and fight. Here are a few tips on this:
- Use your hands to protect your face and neck.
- Short jabs and kicks are good but if you seriously hurt them then you could get in major trouble.
- The easiest way to get away is having a can of pepper spray.
- Think about the people you're around and how they will react, try to appear cold but not aggressive, remember: you want them to leave you alone.
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