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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 you live without a spinal cord?
Nick Clegg has managed just fine since the election! But of course he probably has had alot of medical help. I mean you can live without just about anything if you got the proper medical support. What I mean is that if your spine were to just all of a sudden fall out of your body, you would need to do something about it fast.
If you're talking about the dude from the movie Cars,then the answer is Larry the Cable Guy.
What is protected by your backbone and why is it important?
the spinal cord has 34 bones in it and it also has 33 seperate joints which allow you to twist and bend in different ways.
Yes. It can cause pain in head and swishing in head and dizziness.
How fast do vocal cords vibrate?
well when a human is talking they dont really oscillate that much but when a person is singing above a Middle C, the vocal cords oscillate at about 440 times per seconds. Soo that give you an idea of how fast they move iff you're singing in falsetto or head register voice!
Which type of white matter fiber tract connects the cerebrum to lower centers like the spinal cord?
Projection Fibers
When you talk the vocal cords in the pharynx create vibrations is true or false?
True. If you touch your throat, you feel vibrations. Hope this helps!
Spinal reflexes are produced in what?
Introduction. Spinal cord reflexes are simple behaviors produced by central nervous system (CNS) pathways that lie entirely within the spinal cord. The sensory afferent fibers that evoke these reflexes enter the spinal cord and activate spinal motor neurons directly or through a chain of one or more spinal interneurons
Where does the L3 nerve root go?
I found this page to be helpful.
http://gme.chm.msu.edu/musclenervedb.htm
It tells where each root nerve goes and what it does.
It means that in the center and right side of the spinal cord there is pressure being applied by a herniated disk.
It means surgery will probably be necessary to fix whatever problems that pressure is causing.
It means a doctor or nurse somewhere needs to be contacted and told their patient or a patient's loved one has questions.
What does spinal laminar appears preserved means?
The spinal laminar line is an imaginary line drawn on spine x-rays to check the alignment of the vertebra. If it is "preserved," that's a good thing.
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What is thinning of the spinal cord?
I have severe back pain and my doctor said the cord in my spine is thinning is there anything I can do about it she said no
Can you be paralyzed by being hit in the back hard enough?
How is spinal fluid in spinal stenosis?
Cerebrospinal fluid is a fluid that circulates throughout the central nervous system. The fluid is located between the brain and skull.
What are the symptoms of spinal stenosis?There are a variety of symptoms that are associated with this condition, with different degrees of severity. The sufferer can experience a tingling sensation with intermittent back pain.You can also experience a weakness in the extremities as well as total severe weakness and eventual paralysis. These symptoms range in severity, and so do the treatments.Why are most spinal cord or nerve tissue injuries permanent?
Nerve tissue mass and spinal fluid are unable to replicate. Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation (feeling) and motor (muscular) control.
There are approximately 250,000 people in the USA who currently have spinal cord injuries and a further 10,000 accidents to the spinal cord occur each year!
An injury to the Spinal cord can happen to anyone at any time of life. The typical patient, however, is a man between the ages of nineteen and twenty-six. The most common causes of a Spinal Cord Injury are motor vehicle accidents (which are responsible for 50 percent of all cases), a fall (20 percent), an act of violence (15 percent), or a sporting accident (14 percent). Alcohol or drug abuse is involved in many of the accidents that result in spinal cord injuries. About 6 percent of those who suffer injury to the lower spine die within a year while approximately 40 percent of those who suffer injury to the upper spine die within a year. The spinal cord is a long rope-like piece of nervous tissue. It runs from the brain down the back. It is contained within the spinal column. The spinal column consists of a set of bones known as vertebrae. Pairs of nerves travel from the spinal cord to muscles in the arms, legs, and other parts of the body. Messages travel from muscles to the spinal cord and then to the brain along one set of nerves. Messages travel in the opposite direction, from brain to spine to muscles, along the other set of nerves. Each pair of nerves is connected to the spinal cord in the space between two adjacent vertebrae. The nerves are named for the vertebrae where they enter the spinal cord. The five sets of nerves connecting to the spinal cord are defined as follows: * C1-8 nerves enter the spine near the eighth cervical vertebrae, located in the neck. * T1-12 nerves enter the spine near the thoracic vertebrae, located in the chest. * L1-5 nerves enter the spine near the lumbar vertebrae, in the lower back. * S1-5 nerves enter the spine through the sacral vertebrae, located in the pelvis region. * The coccygeal nerves (pronounced kock-SIHJ-ee-uhl) enter the spine through the coccyx, or tailbone. Injury to the spinal cord may damage any one or more of these nerves. When nerves are damaged, messages can not travel from the brain to the body's muscles, or from the muscles to the brain. For example, a person may lose their sense of touch if nerve messages are not able to travel from the fingers to the brain. Or a person may lose the ability to walk if nerve messages can not travel from the brain to leg and foot muscles. Other functions, such as urination, sexual function, sweating, and blood pressure, may also be affected.
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What is the function of the spinal nerves?
I would suggest looking on wikipedia! I would suggest looking on wikipedia!
Do you use your vocal cords when you sigh?
A sigh breath does not use the vocal cords in any obligatory manner. However, a sigh breath may be accompanied by vocal cord vibration.
What does it mean when a patient won't open their eyes or speak after a Spinal Operation?
it means the patient is paralized
Vocal cords are usually white (more in women) or a purplish color.
