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The Artificial Bicep
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Students learn more about how muscles work and how biomedical engineers can help keep the muscular system healthy. Following the engineering design process, they create their own biomedical device to aid in the recovery of a strained bicep. They discover the importance of rest to muscle recovery and that muscles (just like engineers!) work together to achieve a common goal.

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Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
Denise W. Carlson
Jonathan MacNeil
Jaime Morales
Move Your Muscles!
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This lesson covers the topic of muscles. Students learn about the three different types of muscles in the human body and the effects of microgravity on muscles. Students also learn how astronauts need to exercise in order to lessen muscle atrophy in space. Students discover what types of equipment engineers design to help the astronauts exercise while in space.

Author:
Emily Weller
Janet Yowell
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Sara Born
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,
Jessica Todd
Denali Lander
Abigail Watrous