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Why do you have a spinal cord?
You have a spinal cord so information and signals can get through it and into your brain.
If the ventral roots are destroyed can impulses reach the spinal cord?
In short, Yes.A majority of the "signals" that travel through the ventral roots are motor "signals" going out to the periphery from the spinal cord. As such, the signals have already "reached" the spinal cord from the brain or another region of the spinal cord.Thus, A ventral root lesion will interrupt signals from reaching the periphery.
What explains why reflex reaction is important in certain situations?
Interneurons are too slow at sending signals through spinal cord.
Which signal will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury?
In the case of spinal cord injuries there are two sets of signals that will be disrupted. These are the signals that originate from the nerves and the ones that go to the receptors.
What sends signals through the nerves to the brain?
spinal cord
Does the spinal cord give signals for muscles to repsond?
Not directly. Th spinal cord carries nerve signals to and from the brain. Some of those signals go to nerves that stimulate muscle movement.
What is a spinal nerve?
A spinal nerve which carries motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body.
Do nerves send signals?
No, nerves do not send signals. They transmit signals produced by receptors or the brain or spinal cord.
How does the spinal column work with the nervous system?
The brain generates efferent signals for the body. Efferent signals travel down the spinal cord, and out to target areas of the body. Afferent feedback signals travel back to the spinal cord, and back up to the brain for processing.
What is the system that carries electrical signals from your brain and spinal cord?
The nervous system
Is the spinal cord the brain of the brain?
Nope! The spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the nervous system in the body, sending and receiving signals. It is a conduit, nothing more.
What is job the for the spinal cord?
There are scientists and doctors working to understand the spinal cord and find a cure for paralysis. There are physical therapists helping survivors of spinal cord injuries. There are Chiropractors who help to maintain spine health. There are numerous jobs in spinal cord injury rehabilitation hospitals.
