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Spinal cord injuries are serious because if they aren't treated correctly, they can leave someone paralyzed. The spine injury is one of the worst types of innjury because there is a very big possibily that you will never be able to walk again, as said earlier.
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∙ 14y agoIf they are not treated correctly, they could cause the person effected to become paralyzed.
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Why are injured people placed on a spine board?
This is done in order to keep the brain and spinal cord motionless, so that severing of the spinal cord does not occur (which can happen in injuries such as vertebral fractures in the neck, for instance).
Why do you have a spinal cord?
You have a spinal cord so information and signals can get through it and into your brain.
Is the brain attached to the spinal cord directly?
yes spinal cord attached to the brain .spinal cord have bundles of nerves which attached to the brain.
Do the spinal nerves branch off of the spinal cord?
Yes, some spinal nerves do branch off of the spinal cord, so the nerves can collect the messages for the body.
Does the spinal cord send messeges to the brain?
No the nerves in the spinal cord send the messages to the brain. Not the actual spinal cord.
What the does brain stem connect the brain to?
The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord, so that the brain can send messages through the cord to the rest of the body. The functioning of the body is severely compromised if the spinal cord connections are severed.
Define dermatome and myotome and explain how each relates ton spinal cord injuries?
This is the question I was hoping to figure out on this website but no one has answered it yet. So thanks
Do bones provide protection?
Yes, the spinal cord is protected from injury by the vertebral column. Around the spinal cord, there is a fluid called cerebral spinal fluid which cushions the spinal cord against minor injuries, and from bruising against the vertebral column.
What is spinalcord?
The spinal cord is the major bone structure of the body. It holds the body in an upright position. The spinal cord protects series of "wires" or "cords" that connect the brain to the body, so that the brain would be able to send messages to the different parts of the body for it to move or to react. The Spinal Cord is vital to our body, because the spinal cord (as stated earlier) contain nerves, veins, etc. that is connected to the brain, thus becoming an essential part of the nervous system. If the spinal cord (which protects the nerves) is damaged, then serious medical illness can occur.
Which part of the spinal cord affects the absence of the calcaneal tendon?
The spinal cord part at the fifth lumbar vertebra affects to lower legs, ankles, and feet, so the calcaneal tendon would be affected by the spinal cord at this location.
Why do you need the spinal cord?
The spinal cord is a nerve cord inside the spine traveling all the way to the brain, so if you didn't have the nerve cord you're brain couldn't send/receive messages to the body
What happens if the spinal cord is severed in a car crash?
To sever the spinal cord causes paralysis of the body below (farther from the head) the point at which the cord is severed.
