Smooth muscle problems can be depressing.

A myriad of opportunities for abnormal function always follows the evolution of complex systems.  As you are now learning, the function of the skeletal muscle is primarily a bone position changing function however there are other functions such as eyeball movement and some sphincter diameter changing, etc.

Please divide your paper into the following sections:

A.  Anatomy and Physiology Background (40%) *

1. Prepare the reader of your paper for the discussion that follows in part B, by reviewing the normal anatomy and physiology of the structures involved in the skeletal muscle system you have chosen and how they work.
   
2. Make sure you provide a detailed explanation of the area that is a problem in the remainder of the paper.  For instance if you are going to talk about neuromuscular junction diseases, then make sure you discuss how somatic neurons interact with skeletal muscle. 
   

B.  Smooth-muscle Containing Organ -related Disabilty or Disease (40%) *

• Description of the symptoms and problems including statistics regarding prevalence in society
  
• Cause
• Consequences if untreated
  

C.  Treatment Options (20%) *

• Current therapy
  
• Future therapies
  

GRAPHICS

Graphics must be supplied that support all aspects of this paper (i.e., in every section/subsection listed above).  20% of the assessment grade will depend on your graphics.

Photographs, complex drawings or maps may be scanned or obtained from the internet.  If you are scanning images, make sure that you realize that 300 dpi images may be pretty, but they will take enormous resources for storage and time to print. DO NOT SCAN images in color unless you plan to print them in color.  Do not create graphics that contain extensive text using a paint program because the text will print fuzzy.  If you use graphics from the internet, please try to sort by size in Google, etc and pick the largest images, because they will print sharper.  You should really try to create your own images as much as possible.

Multiple RESOURCES must be used. The use of one comprehensive review article is not acceptable.  The use of the internet is assumed. To start your research, try Google or Wikipedia as a starting place. Make sure to record your references, include URLs.  (See referencing instructions below.)

SIZE

This paper should be no larger that NINE pages using A&P formatting rules. References should be included within the total of nine pages.

WARNING: Any paper submitted with a total of more than NINE pages, will be penalized 10% PER PAGE.  This is known as the Heather Rule.

Please include all references on a separate sheet of paper.  References should be written in the styles you have been taught in your humanities courses or APA style.

When referencing an internet site, make sure that you obtain the correct URL.  Check it in another window to make sure you can get back to the site. Do not simply list the URL. Preceed the URL with a one sentence descrpition of the resource.

The PAPER is due by the date listed in the website accessible through Due Dates.

All late papers will be penalized 5% per day as usual.