Spina Bifida VNSG 1330-001 Instructor: June 14‚ 2014 St. Philip’s College When the spine has not completely developed in the womb‚ it is referred to as spina bifida (split spine). There are two types of spina bifida: spina bifida occulta and spina bifida cystica. Spina bifida occurs during “the end of the first month of pregnancy when the two sides of the embryo’s spine fails to join together‚ leaving an open area”; this is a neural tube defect (Kids Health). This is usually
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Spina bifida is the most common neural tube defect in the United States.1 It is estimated that between 1500 and 2000 children are born with spina bifida each year in the United States‚ with the current number of spina bifida cases totaling 166‚000.1 There are four types of spina bifida: occulta‚ closed neural tube defects‚ meningocele‚ and myelomeningocele.1 Spina bifida occulta is where one more vertebras are malformed and covered by skin.1 In individuals with a closed neural tube defects‚ the spinal
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Cerebellum The Cerebellum (Latin for “little brain”) is the section of the brain responsible for motor controls coordination and perception. The Cerebellum is considered one of the most important parts of the brain partly due to the fact that‚ although being only 10% of the size of the entire brain‚ it contains over 50% of the neurons found in the brain. The Cerebellum is located in the lower rear section of the brain and it almost looks separate for the brain itself. The most
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Assignment 3 Written Essay Questions 1. a) We are able to experience different types of sensations because our nervous system encodes messages. German physiologist Johannes Muller in his doctrine of specific nerve energies described a kind of code which is anatomical. In his doctrine‚ Muller explains that different sensory modalities exist because signals received by the sense organs stimulate different nerve pathways that lead to different areas of the brain. For example‚ when the ear
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Case Study #3 Anabolic Steroids – The Nervous System The main purpose of the Nervous System is communication through electrical impulses. The nervous system allows for the coordination of all systems. It has the ability to detect and respond to stimuli. Neurons make up nervous tissue and have the ability to transmit electrical impulses. The nervous system consists of the central nervous system as well as the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spinal
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particular body system. I decided to focus on the neurological system and to do my research on cerebral palsy. The nervous system is a delicate body system made up of many parts and has many functions. The nervous system has three main functions- sensory‚ integration‚ as well as motor. There are two components or the nervous system (the central and peripheral nervous system) as well as two subdivisions (the autonomic or involuntary and the somatic or voluntary nervous system) that are complex
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Regulatory Behavior Emily Beecher PSY/340 April 27‚ 2015 Dr. Annie Powers Regulatory Behavior The nervous system is an extremely elaborate biological machine. Without question‚ the nervous system is a system so intricate and comprehensive that professionals in the field of medicine to this day do not have a “complete picture” of each of the working details of the human nervous system. Of these different mechanisms‚ perhaps the one most riddled with speculation‚ is the mechanism of sleep. In discussing
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Reagent/Product Structure Hazards First Aid acetone Causes skin and eye irritations‚ hazardous when ingested or inhaled. The substance is toxic to central nervous system (CNS). The substance may be toxic to kidneys‚ the reproductive system‚ liver‚ skin. Repeated or prolonged exposure to the substance can produce target organs damage. . aniline Hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant‚ permeator)‚ of eye contact (irritant)‚ of ingestion‚ of inhalation. Severe overexposure can result
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Chapter 3 The Biological Bases of Behavior Communication in the Nervous System * Nervous Tissue: The Basic Hardware * Neurons are individual cells in the nervous system that receive‚ integrate‚ and transmit information. * The soma‚ or cell body‚ contains the cell nucleus and much of the chemical machinery common to most cells. * Dendrites are the parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information. * The axon is a long‚ thin fiber that transmits signals
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The Five Major Structures of the Human Brain University of Phoenix PSY 240 October 27‚ 2012 Olivia Fransis The human brain is nothing short of incredible. In a way it’s the world’s most powerful computer because it can process tasks at lightning speeds and simultaneously be in control of our reflexes and every other voluntary and involuntary functions. It is the most important and complex organ as well as our core for learning At the point of birth‚ the brain weighs an average of
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