For this discussion board you will choose a neurological disease or disorder and describe what part of the nervous system has been damaged or disrupted leading to the chosen disease. Be sure to describe relevant anatomy, general symptoms and possible treatments if there are any treatment: available.

Q: Sitting motionless for long periods, as on airline flights, allows blood to pool and clots to form i...

A: Blood clots can sometimes develop in the  legs during long haul flights as the limbs are immobile fo...

Q: List the major sutures of the skull and the bones theyconnect.

A: Bones help in providing protection to the delicate internal organs like the heart and the brain. The...

Q: Baroreceptors provide sensory information from each of the following EXCEPT:   Question 19 options...

A: Baroreceptors are referred to as a type of mechanoreceptors responsible for relaying information der...

Q: Identify the muscles that move the scapula and their actions.

A: The shoulder blade is the scapula. It is articulated with the humerus at the joint known as the glen...

Q: Select the letter of the choice that best completes the statement. Lymph fluid contains all buta. re...

A: Connective tissue, group of tissues in the body that maintain the form of the body and its organs an...

Q: How is it protective for skin to peel after a severe sunburn?

A: Introduction: The integumentary system includes the hair, exocrine glands, skin, and nails. It serve...

Q: Compare and contrast merocrine and apocrine sweat glands.

A: Sweat glands also called sudoriferous glands which comes from the Latin word where sudor means sweat...

Q: Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert O a) ions O b) deactivators c) recep...

A: There are two types of classes of hormones that is, Amino acid-derived and lipid derived hormones. T...

Q: The best method for preventing sexually transmitted diseases is to practice_______________.

A: Sexually transmitted diseases are the type of infectious diseases that get spread by sexual contact....

Q: Function of lateral pterygoid muscle

A: The infratemporal fossa present in the skull contains a muscle that is shaped like a fan with two he...

Q: Which of the following statements about the tongue is FALSE:   Question 41 options:   ...

A: The filiform and fungiform taste buds are found covering the entirety of the anterior 2/3rds of tong...

Q: Which is the correct answer for kidney from the following statement(s)? Local production of prostagl...

A: The kidneys are paired bean-shaped organs that primarily functions in glomerular filtration. Its reg...

Q: Larry had damage to his SA node. What will happen now that the “pacemaker” is not functional?

A: The SA node (SA stands for sinoatrial) is a crucial component of the cardiac conduction system, whic...

Q: Which of these events is consistent with erection of the penis?a. parasympathetic stimulationb. dila...

A: The male reproductive system includes the primary and accessory reproductive organs that are involve...

Q: Ella accidentally ingests the poison tetrodotoxin from the pufferfish, which you know blocks voltage...

A: TTX or Tetrodotoxin is a highly toxic chemical which carries high degrees of potency. It attacks the...

Q: Jhich of the following cells in the diagram shown below phagocytizes antigen-antibody complexes and ...

A: White blood cells, also known as leukocytes. They are white in colour as the name suggests. They are...

Q: Compare and contrast the ways in which prokaryotic cellsand eukaryotic cells divide.

A: As compare to Eukaryotes cells, the cell division in prokaryotes is simple. Prokaryotes have single ...

Q: What is the primary action of the levator scapulae?

A: Muscles are the largest delicate tissues of the musculoskeletal framework. Muscle is inferred from t...

Q: Caffeine acts as a diuretic A) By inhibiting tubular sodium ion reabsorption B) By inhibiting th...

A: Caffeine is a psychoactive substance, obtained naturally from coffee, cacao, and tea plants. Caffein...

Q: How many neurons are in a monosynaptic reflex arc?

A: A reflex motion is an automatic and almost instantaneous reaction in response to a stimulus. When an...

Q: A patient has a brain tumor that necessitates removal of his pituitary gland. Will its removal affec...

A: The endocrine system is composed of glands, responsible for the production of hormones and their sec...

Q: Which of the following is not correct?a. Uric acid is produced from the breakdown of amino acids.b. ...

A: Uric acid, a water-insoluble product is a nitrogenous waste in birds, reptiles, and insects where it...

Q: distinguish between the anterior and posterior lobes ofthe pituitary;

A: Hypothalamus regulates the secretion of hormones through pituitary gland. Anterior pituitary secrets...

Q: In what form does the CNS receive a stimulus detected by a sensory receptor?

A: Sense organs are the structures required to convert the information about the outside and the inside...

Q: The hormone responsible for causing the stomach to release pepsinogens, mucus, and hydrochloric acid...

A: The Endocrine system is also called the ductless system, is an organ system comprised of various gla...

Q: How do carotene, blood flow, oxygen content, andcollagen affect skin color?

A: The colour of a person's skin is the skin colour. The presence of melanin pigment is responsible for...

Q: Which of the following will experience a patient w O a. A decrease in the endogenous production c O ...

A: The thyroid gland is present in the base of the neck and is butterfly shaped. This gland produces ho...

Q: Biophysics For blood vessels of the same diameter, in which vessel will blood flow faster? a.) in an...

A: The cardiovascular system is formed of the heart, blood, and blood vessels. The heart pumps blood in...

Q: The right somatosensory cortex interprets general somatosensory information from the left side of th...

A: The primary somatosensory cortex is also known as S1. This is the area of cerebral cortex which  rec...

Q: dorsal median sulcus lateral horn central canal ventral root of spinal nerve ventral median fissure ...

A: The spinal cord is comprised of division of 31 segments that supplies nerve roots out into the body ...

Q: Why is smooth muscle shortening much slower than in skeletal muscle?

A: Muscles are soft tissues found in the body, composed of actin and myosin proteins. These are contrac...

Q: List a few prion disorders.

A: Misfolded proteins that have the ability to transmit the misfolded pattern to the normal variants of...

Q: “Disruption in the pathway of apoptosis can lead to different diseases”-  Briefly explain this at yo...

A: Genetic disorders are types of disorders that occur when there is a mutation in the coding region of...

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A: Leukocytes, also known as WBCs or white blood cells, consisting of minute particles called cytoplasm...

Q: Spinal nerve Central canal Ventral root Dorsal root ganglion Dorsal root White columns Gray matter

A: The spinal cord is the essential part found between the body and brain structure. The spinal cord st...

Q: Which vessels open to the right atrium and left atrium of the heart

A: The human circulatory system is one of the major eleven organ systems in the human body and is respo...

Q: Ama, a 17-year-old college student, suffers from an eating disorder. Her percentage of body fat has ...

A: Estrogen is a female sex hormone which is produced in the ovaries and produced at the highest concen...

Q: What are the three meninges, from superficial to deep?

A: Meninges can be defined as the membranes present around the skull in vertebrates and protect the bra...

Q: A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a pneumothorax. The right lung was collapsed,...

A: The respiratory system is a biological system responsible for gas exchange in our body. It consists ...

Q: What is the role or the right atrium

A: Assuming the question to be "what is the role of the right atrium". The heart is made up of four ch...

Q: Define deoxyhemoglobin

A: The natural range for haemoglobin is: For men, 13 to 17 grams per deciliter. For female 12.5 to 15 g...

Q: You have read that aldosterone causes sodium ion retention from the kidneys. How would blocking aldo...

A: The homeostatic regulation mechanisms in the body are responsible for maintaining fluid balance in t...

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A: White blood cells are like our immunity cells, when any unwanted foreign body is entered causing dis...

Q: Explain the difference in the structure and function of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle.

A: Muscle is the soft contractile tissue that helps to cover the body. This helps in movement, locomoti...

Q: An elderly woman goes for neurological testing after a suffering a minor stroke. Explain the nerves ...

A: An eye comprises six muscles located in orbit. It includes the inferior rectus, medial rectus, super...

Q: During the early years of space exploration our astronauts, who had been floating in space, would re...

A: Bones and muscles are the vital components of the body's musculoskeletal system that aids in perform...

Q: Patient suffering from pancreatitis, explain how digestion of major nutrients (Carbohydrates, prote...

A: Pancreatitis is a persistent and progressive inflammation of the pancreas which leads to irreversibl...

Q: On which day does ovulation occur?

A: The female reproductive system is made up of internal organs and external structures. Its function i...

Q: If sympathetic nervous system stimulation to the kidney decreases __________________ dilate, glomeru...

A:    Autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for controlling involuntary muscle movements and ac...

Q: Label the major brain regions in Figure.

A: Introduction: The nervous system is the major controlling and coordinating system of the human body....