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Protective Structures of the Brain and Spinal Cord The brain and spinal cord are surrounded and protected by three different sets of structures/tissues. 1. Bony skull (cranial cavity) and vertebral column (vertebral canal) 2. Meninges - connective tissue coverings- dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater 3. Cerebrospinal fluid filled cavity- subarachnoid space, cisterns and ventricles of brain and central canal of spinal cord. The outermost coverings are the bony skull (cranium) and the vertebral

Spinal Cord Injury * Short Case Study #3 1. Describe the functional anatomy of the spinal cord using the following terms: white matter, gray matter, tracts, roots, and spinal nerves. * White matter is one of the two components of the central nervous system, and it consists of glial cells and myelinated axons that transmit signals from one region of the cerebrum to another as well as in between the cerebrum and lower brain centers. Grey matter contains neural cell bodies. Unlike

The second article I chose to summarize discusses the rehabilitation process on a rat with a spinal cord injury. The method they used to rehabilitate the rats spinal cord was by electrically stimulating neurons that would normally be stimulated if the rats spinal cord was not damaged. The whole purpose of the study was to find a way to help people who are experiencing spinal cord damage which can severely limit the way a person carries out day to day activities. The article states that before now

Brain? The spinal cord? Indeed, but The nervous system is a highly complex with a great deal of functions that helps us take-in and respond to the world around us. Its basic functions are involved in receiving information about the environment around us but it is understood in sensation, response and integration. It is reason for our necessary physiological functions and the very essential for certain things such as eating and breathing. So when we think of the brain and spinal cord it is because those

Given Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is when electrical current is used to elicit a response from an excitable nerve in order to regain motion and function. It is used with those who have upper motor neuron damage such as spinal cord injuries (SCI), strokes, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injuries. Consequently it cannot be used with lower motor neuron injuries as the peripheral nerves are not excitable. FES units are designed to improve tissue health and increase

Introduction A spinal cord stimulator is a small device that makes electrical signals and sends them through wires to nerves in the spinal cord. This stimulates the nerves and can help relieve long-term (chronic) pain in the back, legs, or arms. Implantation is a procedure to place this device under the skin. A spinal cord stimulator may have an electrical pulse generator, battery, and wires. It may also come with a small remote you can control. Stimulators with a rechargeable battery may last up

spinal cord injuries can occur if a person falls abruptly on his/her back and shatters their spinal cord. Although injuries cannot be prevented, they can be healed. New technologies are under development to solve major injuries, which do not yet have a cure. One of these major injuries is a spinal cord injury. The human body consists of many important systems. The nervous system is one of these that ensure survival of a person. The nervous system is split into two main parts. The spinal cord and the

Bladder Management for Spinal Cord Injury Patients In the United States alone, there are approximately 12,000 new spinal cord injury cases each year (The National SCI Statistical Center [NSCISC], 2013). The severity of the patient’s injuries depends on how severe the spinal cord injury is, and where it is located at on the spinal column. If the spinal cord injury is complete, it renders the patient paralyzed below the injury. If the spinal cord injury is incomplete, the patient may have some movement

Question 1 The spinal cord has 31 spinal nerves that control most of our sensory and motor responses to a stimulus. When it comes down to injuring the spinal cord, it is a serious matter because it leads to a severe condition of being paralyzed. Both Paraplegic and Quadriplegic deals with a spinal cord injury and both injuries lead to limited to no movement or sensory responses within certain areas of the body. Paraplegic refers to an injury below the waist. The spinal cord is injured below the neck

Abstract Objectives: To highlight the importance of cord blood S100B protein in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) Subjects and Methods: This study included 60 asphyxiated newborns and 40 matched controls. Blood samples were collected from all neonates and values of S100B protein were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Results: The mean serum level of S100B protein was significantly higher in asphyxiated group than the control group with a significant