mental capabilities that were lost due to injury‚ illness or disease” (Farlex‚ 2012). Many doctors will prescribe rehabilitation services after a patient has suffered through an amputation‚ neurological issues‚ a variety of orthopedic injuries‚ spinal cord injuries‚ stroke or other traumatic brain injuries. Patients can be treated in either an inpatient or outpatient setting. This normally depends on the severity of their injury or illness. A patient who has suffered a stroke‚ for example will be
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to the organs‚ but also send messages from the eyes‚ ears‚ skin and other organs back to your brain. Some nerves are linked directly to the brain. Others have to reach the brain through a sort of power line down the back‚ called the spinal cord. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system.<br><br>The brain doesn’t just control your organs‚ but also can think and remember. That part of the brain is called the mind.<br><br><b>PROTECTING THE BRAIN</b><br>Twenty-eight bones make up the
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signals are transmitted Dura mater meninx It’s the outer meninx and it is a tough membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord Mesencephalon This has two divisions that are the tectum and the tegmentum. It’s function is auditory and visual Arachnoid meninx It is inside the dura mater. Cerebrospinal fluid It fills the subarachnoid space‚ central canal of the spinal cord‚ and the cerebral ventricles of the brain. Diencephalon It has two structures the thalamus and the hypothalamus. Its
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include genetic abnormality‚ disease‚ injury‚ birth trauma‚ amputation‚ burns‚ or other causes. Other causes of orthopedic impairments may include: · Spina bifida · Diabetes · Nervous system disorders · Traumatic spinal cord injury · Stroke · Muscular Dystrophy · Cerebral Palsy Orthopedic impairments involve a wide range of causes and a diverse group of students. Some children have impairments caused by congenital anomalies‚ whereas others
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California standard. Analysis Questions: 1.) What observable features of the brain helped you determine Dorsal from Ventral…front from back? I was able to determine the front from the back of the sheep brain because the spinal cord leads from the end of the brain down the body. I was able to tell the top from the bottom of the sheep brain because I was able to identify the left and right hemisphere. 2.) When locating the pairs of the cranial nerves what structures would they
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Before celebrating her first birthday‚ Marie Surprenant had suffered more than most people do in an entire lifetime. Her abusive parents beat her unmercifully eventually breaking many bones in her body and severing her spinal cord. Fortunately for Marie‚ she was taken out of custody of her parents and was adopted by Michele Surprenant. Doctors gave Marie a grim prognosis. They said she would need constant medical attention the rest of her life and she wouldn’t be able to walk or even stand up
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discomfort in the affected area‚ and results in a smaller scar. Spinal fusion is the most common type of surgery for back patients. In a spinal fusion a surgeon joins spinal bones together‚ restricting motion between the bones of the spine. Fusion also limits the stretching of nerves. Another example is a laminectomy in which a surgeon removes parts of the bones or ligaments in the back (Liebenson). This surgery helps relieve pressure on spinal nerves that may be causing pain or weakness. During a foraminotomy
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even‚ life. Folic Acid‚ like many other things mothers must be aware of‚ is one of the most important vitamins that can help prevent brain and spinal birth defects. These types of birth defects are called Neural Tube Defects (NTDs)‚ which can develop during the early stages of pregnancy‚ when the embryo starts to develop their neural tube into the spinal cord and other structures‚ like the brain‚ that protect and surround those areas (NIH 2012). These birth defects occur during the first stages of
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the circulatory system where your arteries become narrow which leads to less blood flow to your limbs. PAD develops in your extremities‚ more commonly your legs‚ which can make walking become painful‚ also known as claudication. 2.) Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is when the aortic valve‚ which is between the aorta and left ventricle of the heart‚ becomes narrow. This narrowing makes it more difficult for blood to flow through the valve and can cause a lot of strain on the heart. The left ventricle
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thyroid-stimulating hormone‚ luteinizing hormone‚ follicle stimulating hormone and corticotropin. The other hormones are prolactin‚ growth hormone‚ enkephalins and endorphins. The enkephalins also have been found in the rostral ventral medulla and in the spinal cord regions. Enkephalins and endorphins are neuropeptides. Neuropeptide are produced in cells derived from ambryonic neural precursor structures‚ these include neurons‚ chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla‚ enterochromaffin cellsof the gut and islet
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