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Anatomy and physiology of the brain and spinal cord The brain is a spongy organ made up of nerve and supportive tissues. It is located in the head and is protected by a bony covering called the skull. The base‚ or lower part‚ of the brain is connected to the spinal cord. Together‚ the brain and spinal cord are known as the central nervous system (CNS). The spinal cord contains nerves that send information to and from the brain. The CNS works with the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS
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Spina Bifida is a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. This syndrome was discovered over four hundred years ago. The most common type of Spina Bifida is Myelomeningocele. The neural tube defect which the spine not forming completely‚ results in a spinal canal that is incomplete. Myelomeningocele is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal doesn’t close before birth. I will create my center based
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is rare‚ affecting only about 1 in 100‚000 ‚ according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. There’s no cure for GBS‚ but treatment can reduce the severity of your symptoms and shorten the duration of the illness. Spinal Tap A spinal tap involves taking a small amount of fluid from your spine in your lower back. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid. Your cerebrospinal fluid is then tested to detect protein levels. People with Guillain-Barre typically have higher-than-normal
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Central Nervous System: The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. The brain controls bodily functions. The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain in humans. The cerebrum is the last place that information travels through in the brain. The spinal cord is the part of the body that communicates between the brain and the nerves that connect to the spinal cord. The spinal cord is commonly known as a pathway from the brain to the body. Peripheral Nervous System: The peripheral
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of the nervous system. The normal composition of this system includes the brain‚ spinal cord and surrounding tissues‚ which are all bathed in the cerebrospinal fluid. This mode of therapy is usually gentle and enhances the fluid nutrition of the brain and the spinal cord thus improving an individual’s energy and mobility‚ and decreasing the effects of stress‚ by releasing compression in the bones of the head‚ spinal column and sacrum. It also helps patients to heal from the inside out‚ thus improving
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auditory and visual reflexes. CN nerves III and IV originate here. Pons-contains motor and sensory pathways. CN nerves V through VIII connect to the brain in the pons. Medulla Oblongata-contains motor fibers from the brain to the spinal cord and sensory fibers from the spinal cord to the brain. CN nerves IX through XII connect to the brain in the medulla. Cerebellum-largely responsible for coordination of movement. It also controls fine movement‚ balance‚ position (postural) sense or proprioception (awareness
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Lap Practical Run Through 1. Dilation of the pupil when scared is an effect of the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system? 2. What areas comprise the diencephalon? a. Thalamus‚ hypothalamus‚ epithalamus 3. What areas comprise the brainstem? a. diencephalon‚ midbrain‚ pons‚ and medulla oblongata 4. The interventricular foramen is the passageway between what two areas a. 3rd ventricles and the lateral ventricles 5. The myoneural function is made of or comprises what structures? a. Axon
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Sample ‘short answer’ questions for Lecture Exam 4 (Final Exam) (1) Briefly describe the meninges and spaces that surround the spinal cord. Meningeal Branch: Tiny‚ reenters vertebral canal‚ innervates meninges and blood vessels (2) Distinguish among exteroceptors‚ interoceptors and proprioceptors. Exteroceptors: Respond to stimuli arising outside body Receptors in the skin for touch‚ pressure‚ pain‚ and temperature Most special sense organs (vision‚ hearing‚ equilibrium‚ taste‚ smell) Interoceptors:
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1. (5 pts) Describe the metabolic process providing your energy while you were walking (at an easy pace) before the bee stung you. Include which molecules are being consumed. The metabolic process providing my energy while I was walking at an easy pace is aerobic metabolism. During aerobic metabolism‚ mitochondria absorb from the surrounding cytoplasm these molecules: ADP‚ phosphate ions‚ O2‚ and organic substances like pyruvate. These molecules go through the citric acid cycle. The electron
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