Optic nerve

Optic Neuritis is a condition where the optic nerve, which carries visual information from the eye to the brain, becomes inflamed. Most of the damage is done to the protective myelin sheath that surrounds the nerve, which is vital for good vision. A few symptoms that occur to people who have Optic Neuritis are: distorted color vision, blurriness, pain, and even vision loss. During a routine eye exam, a doctor will look for signs of Optic Neuritis by checking the eye pressure. The eye will be…

Cranial Nerves [Your Name] [Mentor’s Name] [Course Code and Course Name] [The date] Cranial Nerves Introduction The cranial nerves are important nerves in our brain and they are located on the bottom surface of human brain. They are twelve pairs of nerves. Some of the cranial nerves are responsible to control body muscles, some of the cranial nerves are associated with the internal organs or glands such as human heart of lungs and some of the cranial nerves are responsible to take…

A nerve cell is also called a motor neuron, which is made from a cell body, an axon and axon terminals. The cell body contains a nucleus and dendrites that receive the signals and send it down the axon that is covered in myelin sheath. The axon terminals are…

smoking. Although, at the same time the drug is killing nerve cells in the brain because it has strong toxins that it can damage the nerve cells and kill them. By continuously smoking, people keep damaging their nerves cells and over time at some point they would hit in a stage that it would change their lives forever. One of the worst case scenarios is that a person can get into a vegetative state and never recover from it because the nerve cells can’t recover never again in their lives.…

The class I observed was a senior exercise class on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7zCDiiTBTk. After watching the class, I can only assume the age of the participants is around 70 or 80 years of age. This class had 5 female participants and all of them stay seated throughout the entire class. The reason that the class participants are seated in chairs while exercising is because they may have limited mobility. Because of their age seniors need approach everything differently in life…

Polyradiculitis, otherwise known as a variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), is a very rare disease where the immune system attacks the spinal nerve roots. Fewer than 20,000 a year get this disease, and I was one of them. It was one day in the early April of 2001. I was a healthy three year old toddler that went from running around and climbing on furniture to not being able to walk. My mom started to notice that I wasn’t walking; but instead I was pulling myself across the floor. I also had…

Muscle Pain, Adult Muscle pain (myalgia) may be caused by many things, including: • Overuse or muscle strain, especially if you are not in shape. This is the most common cause of muscle pain. • Injury. • Bruises. • Viruses, such as the flu. • Infectious diseases. • A chronic condition that causes muscle tenderness, fatigue, and headache (fibromyalgia). • A condition, such as lupus, in which the body’s disease-fighting system attacks other organs in the body (autoimmune disease).…

directed by nerve impulses sent from the central nervous system. There are three main types of muscles: smooth,…

Barre could possibly temporary have a serious affliction on the individual’s life, some of which we have heard of. Take Franklin D. Roosevelt for example, he suffered from Guillain Barre or also commonly known as “GBS” experienced a fight with this nerve damaging infection. GBS progressively starts to own a person’s life, being educated about this disease, the symptoms and effects, and the treatments will be beneficial. Two brilliant scientists discovered this syndrome, they found out what the…

A Strength Training Program is Much Different Than A Bodybuilding Program. In order to setup a proper strength training routine, you need to understand how a muscle gets stronger. If you fail to understand the physiology behind getting stronger, you will put together a sub-optimal strength training program. My goal in this short article is to explain the differences between bodybuilding and gaining strength. How a Bodybuilding Program Works. Bodybuilding involves breaking down a muscle. This…