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nervous system is defined as the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AKA ALS) is a progressive disease that attack the nerve cells found within the brain and spinal cord. On average 15 people a day are diagnosed with ALS, and on average patients die two to five years after diagnoses or early symptoms appear. The ALS Foundation’s goal is to find a cure for the fatal disease and provide relief to patients…

The Incident Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. This disease causes the brain to lose control of muscle movement and eventually leads to paralysis and death ("What Is ALS?," n.d.). College baseball player Pete Frates, who was diagnosed with ALS in March of 2012, came up with a way of spreading awareness of the disease (Gallo 2014). The challenge…

motor cortex area to have decrease activity because of the increase inhibition from the thalamus causing decrease activity to the lateral corticalspinal and rubrospinal tracts. The result of this change is impairment of voluntary movement creating symptoms of such as akinesia and bradykinesia. The next part of the motor loop to be affected is the increase inhibition pedunculopontine nucleus causing disinhibition of the reticulospinal tract causing rigidity of postural and girdle…

TEMPLATE FOR PERSUASIVE OUTLINE Introduction Attention: What if we could invested in research that could better the scientific understanding of SMA that could lead to a breakthrough in treatment that will strengthen infant’s bodies, extend life, and lead to a cure for their illness. Topic: Today, I am going to discuss a horrible disease, called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that plagues our children in the world today. Importance: This disease is the number one genetic cause of death in infants in…

or “Lou Gehrig’s disease” is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (What is ALS, Nov 30, 2014). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a rapidly progressive disease that attacks neurons that are responsible for controlling voluntary muscle groups. Motor neurons are the neurons that are located in the brain (upper motor neurons), brain stem, and spinal cord (lower motor neurons). These different parts serve as communications links between the nervous system…

tangle of blood vessels in the spinal cord. Untreated spine AVM can permanently damage your spinal cord. Oxygen-rich blood enters the spinal cord through the arteries which branch on to the small blood vessels. The spinal cord uses oxygen from the blood in the capillaries. The oxygen depleted blood and then passes into the veins that drain blood from the spinal cord to the heart and lungs. In the spine the blood passes directly from your arteries to the veins. The disruption in the blood…

Major functions of circulatory system- To move blood and lymph throughout the body. Diagram that includes the major parts - heart, artery, vein, capillary - and list the function(s) of each.The heart's function is to pump blood throughout the body the Arteries function is to carry blood away from the heart Vein- returning deoxygenated blood back to the heart after arteries takes the blood out. the function of the Capillary is to move oxygen and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other…

the human body work together to maintain homeostasis. Typically, when someone hears the words organ system the first one that comes to mind is the circulatory system. The circulatory system is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients in the blood to nearby cells as well as helping with the removal of waste products and carrying them away in plasma. The reproductive system maintains homeostasis by regulating the Ph of the vagina in the female reproductive system and the temperature in…

APA (5 points): 1. How does an umbilical cord prolapse occur? What are the visible signs an RN or OB/GYN would notice? (10 Points) An umbilical cord prolapse occurs when the cord falls or is washed down through the cervix into the vagina and becomes trapped between the presenting part and the maternal pelvis (Davidson, London, & Ladewig, 2012, p. 717). The only visible sign of a cord prolapse is the presence of the cord at the vagina, however a cord prolapse may still occur with no outward…

While, in theory, every part of the surgery should work, many health professionals question that Valery’s brain will still function after what’s set to be a long, unfathomably intricate procedure. Head transplant will involve large-scale fusing of blood vessels and nerves. The procedure consists of first inducing hypothermia, or drastically lowering the…