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A Case of Spinal Cord Injury
A Case of Spinal Cord Injury
Questions
1. Describe the difference between the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) 2. Describe the anatomy of the spinal cord using the following terms: white matter, gray matter, roots, and spinal nerves. 3. Describe what a reflex is and identify the components of a reflex arc (create a diagram). 4. Define the term spinal cord injury (sci) and state its prevalence. 5. Describe the difference between a motor and sensory fiber. 6. . Define the terms tetraplegia, and paraplegia. 7. Define the terms dermatome and myotome and explain how each relates to sci. 8. Based upon the results of Jasons neurological exam, what is the neurological level of his sci? 9. Discuss the management of sci and the factors that determined the prognosis for this condition.
Resources
1.http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sci/detail_sci.htm (Spinal Cord Injury and treatment, anatomy) 2.http://www.apparelyzed.com/myo-dermatomes.html (myotome vs. dermatome) 3. http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/R/reflex_arc.html (reflex arc) 4. http://www.spinalinjury.net/html/_anatomy_of_a_spinal_cord.html 5. http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/CNS.html 6. http://faculty.stcc.edu/AandP/AP/AP1pages/nervssys/unit12/reflexes.htm 7. http://www.spinal-injury.net/tetraplegia.htm 8. http://www.spinal-injury.net/paraplegia.htm