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Spinal Cord
The spinal cord is long, cylindrical rod present inside the neural canal of vertebral column. It is a part of central nervous system and controls reflex actions of the body.
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Can your thyroid affect your vocal cords?
Yes. I am currently working with my ENT for this exact reason.
I had thyroid cancer in 2001 and my ENT removed both glands. Currently, my right vocal cord is paralyzed and the culprit is the return of the thyroid cancer.
This extension of one of the meninges covering the spinal cord attaches it to the coccyx?
denticulate ligaments
gray commissures
What is the Gray matter that resembles the upper wings of a butterfly in spinal cord cross section?
Posterior Horns.
The brain and the spinal cord together make up what is known as the... nervous system?
The central nervous system. Everything else is a part of the peripheral nervous system.
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.
When does the imbilical cord happen?
mucous like greenish yellow substance comes out .its perfectly normal don't get scared
What discs are found between the spinal cord?
Can a "severe left foraminal disc osteophyte complex and contact of the exiting C6 nerve" cause problems with vomiting?
What is the disorder of the nerve that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord?
Peripheral nervous disorders or peripheral neuropathies are disorders of the peripheral nerves, which carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord.
What if there moderate to severe spinal cord stenosis?
Stenosis or osteophytes can compress the spinal cord and its blood vessels, impeding or choking off needed nutrients to the spinal cord cells; in effect, the cells starve to death.
What is a C3-C4 central disc protrusion with mild deformity of the anterior cervical cord?
I'm not a doctor, just one who's had lots college science classes, but Central disc protrusion means that one of your spinal cord discs, the cushion between the bones, is bulging. May be due to injury, aging, Degenerative Disc Disorder, genetics, many reasons. No ventral flattening means your bulging disc appears to not be impinging or pushing on your spinal cord. BUT, please, ASK YOUR DOCTOR TO EXPLAIN, in terms you can understand. I know they talk like attorneys sometimes-"Party of the first part..", but this is your body (I assume or a loved one's) and you NEED to understand YOUR doctor. Okay?
What is the central opening on the vertebrae for passage of the spinal cord called?
Vertebral foramen
What are the demographics of spinal cord injuries?
10,000 new.(SCIs) occur each year in the United States. The typical patient.is a man between the ages of 19 and 26, injured in a motor vehicle accident (about 50% of all SCIs), a fall (20%), an act of violence (15%), or a sporting accident (14%).
Can you donate your vocal cords?
Yeah I'l have it. Always needed a spare incase something goes wrong.
What is the difference between a horn and a column in the spinal cord?
A horn is the gray matter of the spinal cord, and a column consist of white matter.
How many enlargements are there in the spinal cord?
There are two main enlargements in the spinal cord, the Cervical enlargement, and an enlargement at the Conus Medullaris in the Thorasic section of the spinal cord.
