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Spinal Cord Injury
Nervous System Disorder 1
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Undergraduate 1
03/03/2009

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Term
Number 1 cause of spinal cord injury
Definition
Vehicular Accidents
Term
Paraplegia
Definition
Legs affected

Lower spinal cord injury
Term
Quadriplegia (Tetraplegia)
Definition
Legs and arms affected

Upper spinal cord injury
Term
Most common cause of in spinal cord injury patients
Definition
Pneumonia
Term
Name 4 sections of the spine
(Top to bottom)
Definition
1.) Cervical
2.) Thoratic
3.) Lumbar
4.) Sacral
Term
Where are the two enlargements of the spine?
Definition
Upper: Cervical (Arms)

Lower: Lumbar (Legs)
Term
________ input enters Spinal cord via dorsal roots
Definition
Sensory
Term
_______ commands depart Spinal cord via ventral roots
Definition
Motor
Term
What is located in the gray matter?
Definition
* Lots of nerve cell bodies
* Dendrites
Term
What is located in the white mater?
Definition
* Axons
Term
Communication between spinal cord and brain depends on what?
Definition
Signals in spinal pathways.
Term
Signals travel up to brain or down spinal cord along______.
Definition
Axons
Term
Axons carry __________ information from spinal cord to brain
Definition
Sensory
Term
Axons carry ________ instructions from brain to spinal cord.
Definition
Motor
Term
Long spinal pathways are located in ___________ of spinal cord.
Definition
White matter
Term
Loss of gray matter causes?
Definition
Kills/injures nerve cells affects a few levels
Term
Loss of white matter causes?
Definition
Destroys/injures axons disconnects region above injury from region below injury
Term
Spinal cord above C2-C5 affects?
Definition
Breathing
Term
Spinal cord below S2-S3 affects?
Definition
Bowel and bladder function
Term
What is Flaccid paralysis?
Definition
Skeletal Muscles go limp

Temporary Condition
Term
What is Spastic paralysis?
Definition
Involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles
Term
To limit the further loss of neurons....
Definition
Treat with steroids right away
Term
What helps fix damage axons enough to become more functional?
Definition
4-aminopyridine
Term
Stem cells and nerve cell growth factors are used with the hope that...?
Definition
Promotes regrowth/regeneration
Term
What does lowering body temperature insetting moderate hypothermia?
Definition
Helps lower metabolic demands of injured nerve cells
Term
Explain Functional Electrical Stimulation
Definition
Brain-computer-stimulator-muscle
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