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| Question | Answer |
| What is Muscular Dystrophy? | a hereditary condition marked by progressive weakening and wasting of the muscles. |
| What chromosome does muscular dystrophy affect? | X chromosome |
| Why are boys more likely to get DMD than girls? | Boys carry and X and Y chromsomes and girls carry only X. If one X gene is affected, girls still have the other gene that can make dystrophin. |
| Why do kids with DMD walk on their toes? | The tendons in their ankles are very stiff |
| In DMD patients, muscle tissue is often replaced with scar tissue, which means that the muscles don't atrophy. What does "atrophy" mean? | shrink |
| If you see a DMD patient performing Gower's maneuver, what will he be doing? | Using his arms to push himself into a standing position |
| How do DMD patients acquire the disease? | Through a faulty gene inherited from their mothers |
| What does Tim mean when he says that DMD isn't contagious? | You can't catch it from someone else |
| If you want to work closely with DMD patients, you may want to become: | Physical Therapist |