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How might a serious injury to your spinal cord affect the rest of your body?
by not taking care of it,by not not laying on the walk way
How might serious injury to your spinal cord affect the rest of your body?
by not taking care of it,by not not laying on the walk way
How does the injury of the spinal cord affect a person?
well the bottom half of your body is dead
Explain how a servere injury to the spinal cord can affect other parts of the body?
Nerve impulses pass from the brain down the spinal cord to other parts of your body. Damage the spinal cord, and parts of the body below the injury may be paralyzed. Injure the spinal cord at the neck, you may not be able to breathe, and you will die.
How does damage to the spinal cord affect the nerves in the body?
Damage to the spinal cord can disrupt the communication between the brain and the nerves in the body, leading to loss of sensation, movement, and function below the level of injury. This can result in paralysis, loss of reflexes, and other neurological impairments.
How does injury affect persons everyday needs?
injury can affect our health by damaging our body for example serious Head injury or back injury so it can affect our mobility.
What is a traumatic injury to the neck and spinal cord can result in?
A spinal cord injury can result in a loss of sensation and/or loss of function below the area of spinal cord injury. The degree to which the body is affected, will depend how high up the spinal cord the injury occurs. If the injury is in the neck, cervical region, then the arms will also be affected, resulting in Quadriplegia. More information on the different types of spinal cord injury can be found here: http://www.apparelyzed.com/paralysis.html
What body systems are affected by spinal injury?
Spinal injuries primarily affect the nervous system, leading to disruptions in communication between the brain and the body. This can result in motor function loss, sensory deficits, and autonomic dysfunction. Additionally, the musculoskeletal system may be impacted due to paralysis or weakness, while the respiratory and cardiovascular systems can also be compromised, especially if the injury occurs at higher spinal levels. Overall, the effects can be widespread, influencing multiple body systems and functions.
What is the functio n of the spinal cord?
The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves, which serves the purpose of relaying sensory and motor messages between the body and brain. In the case of spinal cord injury, parts of the body are paralyzed when the motor messages from the brain cannot pass through the injury site on the spinal cord. Feeling is lost when sensory messages cannot pass the injury site to be processed by the brain.
What are signs of spinal damage?
Loss of sensation and/or mobility in the body below the point of injury.
What does T7 paraplegic mean?
A paraplegic is a person who has a spinal cord injury that leaves them paralyzed from the waist down. A patient who is described as a T7-8 paraplegic has a spinal cord injury at the 7th and 8th Thoracic spinal vertebrae region of their body.
What will a spinal fracture of c6 do?
A spinal fracture will only cause paralysis if the spinal cord is also damaged. A C5 injury will affect finger flexion and extension, wrist flexion, tricepts, and all muscle groups from the chest downwards throughout the body. Breathing will be compromised, as will bowel, bladder and sexual function.
