Heidi Johnson BIOL 115 Nervous System Case Study 12/04/2014 Meningitis Nancy‚ a 24-year-old nurse‚ took a day off work as she had a headache. Over the day her headache worsened‚ she became intolerant to light‚ and she developed a rash on her legs and chest. Nancy’s mother rushed her into hospital where a lumbar puncture was performed in order to gather a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. The lumbar puncture revealed that Nancy had meningitis. Meningitis is caused by an infection of the cerebrospinal
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child’s‚ liver. Abnormal test results could signal the presence or development of an open neural tube defect i.e. spina bifida‚ etc. Fetal maturation includes a process called neurulation in which the neural tube (tube that connect brain to central nervous system) develops and eventually closes in on itself to ensure the growth of other neural tissue. In open neural tube defects‚ the neural tube does not close typically resulting in death of the fetus. As amniocentesis is a serious procedure to
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connections called synapses. The human brain is the command centre for the human nervous system. It receives input from the sensory organs and sends output to the muscles. Parts of the Human Brain Ventricles are the 4 cavities in the brain. • The ventricles of the brain are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) produced by choroid plexus. • CSF is the tissue fluid of the central nervous system (CNS). • (CSF) bathes and cushions the brain and spinal cord within their
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cure for this ailment‚ there are still two surgical treatment that can be applied to Hydrocephalus. These are Shunt Placement and Third Ventriculostomy. Shunt Placement diverts the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a site within the central nervous system (CNS) to another area of the body where it can be absorbed as part of the circulatory process. For some people‚ hydrocephalus treatment can
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foreign chemical that is introduced into the individual’s body to bring about a specific desired response. There are many forms of drugs and how these drugs are administered in the body determines the kind of result that will take place. The Central Nervous System‚ (CNS) plays a major role in how these drugs will affect the body because the chemicals carry out their main effect when latched on to the receptor sites. The way in which the drug is administered or absorbed will determine how quickly or
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March 9‚ 2011 Methaqualone History Of Drug Methaqualone is sedative-hypnotic drug that is similar in effect to barbiturates‚ a general Central Nervous System depressant. This drug was mainly used in the 1960s and 1970s for the treatment of insomnia‚ and as a muscle relaxant. Methaqualone was first synthesized in India in 1951 by Lindra Kishore Kacker and Syed Hussain Zaheer. By 1965 it was the most commonly prescribed sedative in Britain. In 1972 it was the sixth bestselling sedative
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PAPER NO. - 204 SPATIAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS IInd SEMESTER TERM PAPER ON CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMON MARKET Submitted By: Aman Kumar Saini Kamlesh Singh Kirti Lohani Md. Safir Ahmad Neharika Poumita Das Purva Bhalla Ram Kumar Dan Ritu Gautam Sheena Tangri Tarini Mishra Pradeep Kumar Sharma CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Member States 3. Historical Background 4. Economic Background 5. Aims & Objectives 6. CACM Free Trade Agreement 7. Success &
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Imagine what life would be like without gravity. Would it be fun or maybe the most horrible experience ever? Astronauts are forced to deal with these types of issues everyday. In the story ’Life Without Gravity‚’ astronauts are challenged to find solutions for problems faced in space. Despite all the problems‚ there are also positive outcomes of experiencing zero gravity. Weightlessness has advantages such as being fun and useful. There are also disadvantages such as changes in the body and nausea
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body for recreational use. There are also negative effects for adolescents who smoke marijuana‚ but there are positive effects when it is used for medical treatment. First of all‚ marijuana acts on the central nervous system‚ which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It is the most important system in our bodies. If cannabinoid receptors in the brain are found in high density‚ it will influence pleasure‚ memory‚ thinking‚ concentration‚ movement‚ coordination‚ sensory and time perception. Those
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responsible for visual processing. 5. Frontal lobe The lobe involved in organization‚ planning‚ and inhibition control. 6. 7. Cerebrum The largest and most highly developed part of the human brain. Spinal cord Portion of the central nervous system which carries information between the brain and the body. 8. Cerebellum Latin for “little brain” this structure is involved in balance‚ posture‚ and movement. 9. Medulla Responsible for regulating crucial body functions such
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