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Why can many quadriplegic patients who are paralysed from the neck and down can still maintain normal body functions such as breathing and digesting?
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∙ 8y ago
paralysis of voluntary muscles, not involuntary muscles and tissues that control body functions
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∙ 14y ago
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Why is a person who breaks his backbone often paralyzed in the lower part of his body?
the backbone actually consists of spinal cord.spinal cord carries the nerves to brain the message for movement of lower part or any part of the body is sent by brain through spinal cord.so ,if backbone breaks the person will become paralysed.
What would happen if the ventral root was cut?
ventral root from the ventral horn of the spinal cord is motor. If ventral root is cut it will lead to to a kind of paralysis called flaccid paralysis. This is because ventral horn contains lower motor neurons. As such the skeletal muscle innervated by the root is paralysed
How did Stephen Hawking lose his voice?
Stephen Hawking has ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), which causes almost complete paralysis of his muscles, including his larynx. He also had to undergo an emergency tracheotomy due to pneumonia, which damaged his ability to speak even further.
What is Stephen hawking's disease?
Stephen hawking is probly praying right know so his annoying disease can go away. Or he is probly just doing work. i don't really know but i feel so horrible right know because of his ugly and stupid disease. well that's all i have to say hoped it helped. oh who am i kidding it didnt help at all. imm srry i couldn't give you the answer.
When did Stephen Hawking get motor neuron disease?
The diagnosis of motor neuron disease came when Hawking was 21, shortly before his first marriage, and doctors said he would not survive more than two or three years. Hawking gradually lost the use of his arms, legs, and voice, and is now (in 2010) almost completely paralysed.
What does tetraplegic mean?
Tetraplegic is the European description of someone who has been paralysed in all four limbs. The American version of Tetraplegic is Quadriplegic.
Can a paralysed or dead person be made to breath artificially?
for a paralysed person, no need of artificial breathing. And for a dead person that is not possible.
Was Christopher reeve paralysed?
Yes, he was paralysed from the neck down after falling from a horse.
Which muscle is paralysed when a patient has a lurching gait?
the gluteal medius and minimus are paralysed i believe
Is Soulja Boy paralysed?
No
What rhymes with paralysed?
circumsised!
What happens when you get paralysed?
you are unable to move.
What do spiders do when they get paralysed?
They keep still
Can an animal be paralysed?
Yes, many can.
If a person breaks their neck in a fall why might they be paralysed?
They might be paralysed because a branch of nerves get damage which caused the person paralyed
When was stenphen hawking paralysed?
Last Tuesday
How does cutting your spinal cord affect you?
You become paralysed!
