spinal cord

When is the spinal cord injured affect some bodily functions .How do you think these individuals cope with such injuries? How can we decrease the number of these types of injuries.

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When the Spinal Cord is Injured Discussion. When is the spinal cord injured affect some bodily functions .How do you think these individuals cope with such injuries? How can we decrease the number of these types of injuries. Considering structure and function, has modern activity “outdistanced” the structural protection for our nervous system that was … Read more

How do you think these individuals cope with such injuries? How can we decrease the number of these types of injuries. Considering structure and function, has modern activity “outdistanced” the structural protection for our nervous system that was provided by nature? Hear of “Murderball”?

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Spinal cord When the spinal cord is injured some bodily functions such as breathing and toilet control may be impaired. Many of these injuries occur as a result of “high risk” behaviors. How do you think these individuals cope with such injuries? How can we decrease the number of these types of injuries. Considering structure … Read more

A football player drops his head to make a tackle, upon contact he suffers a catastrophic cervical spine injury, severing the spinal cord at the C2 level. Will this player be able to breathe on his own after this injury? Why or why not?

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Case study. A football player drops his head to make a tackle, upon contact he suffers a catastrophic cervical spine injury, severing the spinal cord at the C2 level. Will this player be able to breathe on his own after this injury? Why or why not?  

How are synapses between neurons and the neuro-muscular junction the same and how are they different?

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How is information relayed by the spinal cord. Explain the sliding filament model, and are all filaments the same? Explain excitation-contraction coupling How are synapses between neurons and the neuro-muscular junction the same and how are they different?