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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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What is the medical term meaning spinal tap?
A "spinal tap" is also known as a "lumbar puncture".
Lumbar puncture
What is the icd-9 code for a spinal cord injury?
997.00.. this is the code for traumatic brain injury. it is also the code for nervous system impairement
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.
What is the space that separates the true vocal cords?
The Rima glottidis is the opening between the vocal chords and the arytenoid cartilages. It is divided into two parts: the intercartilaginous part between the arytenoid cartilages and the intermembranous part between the vocal folds.
your spinal cord helps you move if you didn't have one you would be paralyzed
Is spinal stenosis a fatal condition?
No, spinal stenosis is not a fatal condition. It can be treated by taking any medication that is said to treat chronic pain. One type of medication, for example, is a tricyclin medication, which is a common antidepressant.
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Spinal stenosis is a condition that affects the spine (the column which contains and protects the spinal cord), and/or the intervertebral foramen (tiny holes between each vertebra, through which the spinal nerves exit). Vertebra is the name for the small, hollow pieces of bone structure which made up the spine.
If either some section of the spine or the small hole for the spinal nerves narrows for any reasons, it will press on the spinal cord or on the spinal nerve. And that is the condition which is called spinal stenosis.
The condition has several possible causes, including: arthritis, certain bone diseases (such as Paget's disease), physical injury or slipped disk (the tiny pieces serving as 'cushions' between vertebrae), tumour, or could be congenital (born with certain spine deformity).
Most common symptoms are numbness and weakness in the shoulder, arms, legs, - depending the affected area; could affect balance and walking, severe cases might cause incontinence. Unfortunately, it is often degenerative, getting worse with aging. While literature don't usually specify it as 'fatal', it could cause tremendous discomfort for the sufferer.
Treatment includes pain management, medications, massage, acupuncture, specific exercises, and surgery as a last resort.
At what age does the spinal cord stop elongating?
The spinal cord continues to enlarge and elongate until an individual is approximately 4 years old.
Why do the brain heart and spinal cord require protection by bones?
because the heart is the second most important muscle/organ in the body, it is needed to move blood around your body, if it stops/the blood doesn't move and will clot over time, its the same as why the brain is protected by the skull, it's a vital part of you and is very fragile
Do sensory impulses enter through the ventral roots?
Motor impulses? Those occur in engines. If you are talking about the spinal cord then you mean motojoto impulses. They enter through the ventral roots. First theories on motojoto impuses were by Akari Motojoto, a Japanese scientist.
Scientific name of spinal cord?
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nerves that is an extension of the central nervous system from the brain and is enclosed in and protected by the bony vertebral column (aka. the back bones). The main function of the spinal cord is transmission of neural inputs between the periphery (legs, arms, torso, etc) and the brain.
In summary, the term spinal cord is correct medical/anatomical language. There is no better way of naming this structure of the body.
I think all the person asked for is it's medical name and that is "myel-"
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.
Where is the filum terminale found?
The spinal cord terminates inferiorly as the medullary cone at approximately vertebra L1 and is attached to the coccyx by a continuation of the pia mater. This is known as the terminal filum.
What is the paralysis of the lower extremities due to a severe spinal cord injury?
Paraplegia - (paralysis of the lower extremities) is cuased by severe injury to the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region, resulting in loss of sensory and motor control below the level of the injury.
How many spinal disks are there in human body?
"http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_spinal_disks_are_there_in_human_body
Secetion of brain directly above the spinal cord?
the portion above the spinal cord ( which is included in the hind brain) is called the medulla oblongata. it controls many involuntary processes like breathing, blood pressure and heart beat. all the communication between the brain and the spinal cord is done through the medulla oblongata.
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31 pairs. And they arise from the combination of the ventral and dorsal roots.
Why do messages not get mixed up passing through the spinal cord?
There are ascending and descending tracts in the spinal cord. These tracts are nerve fibers bundled together. Messages going to the brain pass through the ascending tracts while messages coming from the brain pass through the descending tracts. These separate paths prevent messages from getting mixed up.
If you break your spine will you be paralyzed?
No definite answer to that.
The problem isn't with breaking the vertebrae, the problem is if you damage the nerves, the spinal cord that runs through the vertebrae. A bad spinal cord injury will make you paralyzed.
