Study Question Seven

• How does the phrase “muscles are dynamic through life” apply to concepts given in class?

  Muscles change throughout a person’s life. There are two changes muscles can undergo, hypertrophy and atrophy.
• How does the phase "muscles are dynamic through life" apply to concepts given in class?

  Hypertrophy occurs during periods of growth, where the muscle mass increases with activity.
• How does the phase "muscles are dynamic through life" apply to concepts given in class?

  Atrophy is the opposite, occurring during periods of inactivity, where muscle mass decreases.
• Muscles change throughout a person’s life. There are two changes muscles can undergo, hypertrophy and atrophy. Hypertrophy occurs during periods of growth, where the muscle mass increases with activity. Atrophy is the opposite, occurring during periods of inactivity, where muscle mass decreases.