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    There are many known diseases in the world that we live in today affecting a wide range of individuals of different ages, ethnicities, and genders. With each type of disease comes a diagnosis, prognosis, and potential for a cure from one of life’s many ailments. Over the course of time, technology has began to lead the way in discovering as well as treating many disease in which doctors previously knew little about. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease

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    The Human Nervous System

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    part of the brain. It is located below the cerebrum at the back of the skull. The main responsibility of the cerebellum is balance and muscle coordination. The brain stem is a vital organ that connects the brain to the spinal cord. Besides connecting the brain and spinal cord the brain stem also keeps people breathing. Sorting the messages that the brain and the rest of the body sends is also a part of its job. The brain is a fragile organ. Although it is protected by the scalp, skull and the three

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    Vertebral column is an amazing part of the human body. It is made up of many different pieces that all fit together to make something that keeps the body up right, allows movement, supports weight and protects the spinal cord. There are four different segments of the spinal cord. One of those segments is called the lumbar region. The lumbar region consists of 5 vertebrae that make up the lower back (Lippert, 2011). The lumbar region supports most of the body weight and allows movement. People often

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    Introduction (Page 1) Apple has designed an A7 chip that inherits the 64bit desktop class architecture. Up to four times the CPU speed with up to eight times the graphics performance, 10 hours of battery life to accommodate to your needs, the A7 chip takes the iPad to new heights of power and speed. The A7 chip not only helps applications to run faster but also helps games to be more responsive. iPad mini's quicker support will also load even more robust and powerful apps. iPad mini was designed

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    and spinal cord injuries are prevalent in the athletic field. Because brain cells and spinal cord cells cannot regenerate unlike other cells in the body, destroying the brain and spinal cord leads to instantaneous death. These body parts have a probability of almost 100% of being damaged in any sport, especially in sports that require body contact. Tyler Saffariyeh, a fellow classmate in the elementary school, passed away as a fifth grader, due to a skiing accident where his spinal cord was separated

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    questions 1 & 2. 1 a) they would conduct a correlational study to address this issue by observe how children react after eating candy; if a child eats a lot of candy and is happy throughout the day there is a correlation between candy and mood. b) inorder to conduct an experimental study to address this issue they would get multiple individuals , then placing them in groups of 3 giving each group different amount; group A would get a lot of candy , group B would get fewer and group

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    painless method for stimulating the brain of intact conscious human subjects through the scalp [4]. Repeated applications of single TMS pulses (rTMS) can sometimes elicit long-lasting changes in the excitability of the corticospinal tract, M1, and spinal cord structures, significantly improving the sensory and motor function in the patients with motor disorders [5]. Applications of rTMS to the motor cortex at appropriate stimulation intensity can enable recording of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) from

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    parts; the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the central nervous system(CNS). The peripheral nervous system is responsible for all other parts of the body outside the brain and spinal cord. The nerves in the in the PNS are connected to our central nervous system. The CNS is composed of the brain and the spinal cord and is responsible for processing signals from all parts of the body and transmitting a response through neurons. A computer receives signals through an electrical system

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    Spinal Cord Function

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    Structure: The spinal cord is a white, soft and cable-like material running through the backbone. The inner fabric of the spinal cord is much simpler and more uniform from its many parts the brain. Inside The spinal cord filled with neurons without having myelin sheath in their axons, Because it looks gray. The spinal cord connected to the thirty-one pairs of peripheral. Spinal nerves, The wire at the back or dorsal part is attached to the sensory spinal nerves. There are two (left and right) dorsal

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    involves components of the nervous system. The nervous system is an organized network of nerve cells and fibers that is subdivided into the central and the peripheral nervous systems. The central nervous system (CNS) consist of the brain and the spinal cord. This system is considered to be the information processing center of the body. On the other hand the peripheral system (PNS) is made up of the nerves and ganglia. The peripheral system is considered to be the communicator between the central nervous

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