Ligaments and muscles connect these vertebrae, and a disc separates most of the vertebrae and acts like a cushion to absorb shock along the spine. Each vertebra is numbered and grouped into 5 regions.

These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body. Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work ...

Evidence for this function first came from studies of the organ's anatomy and its nerves as well ... the brain weighs less than a tenth of an ounce. (Adult human brains typically weigh about ...

Researchers Discover That Sustained Neck Exertions Change the Spine and Muscles ... blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body. And the discovery could soon lead to ...

In the lab, biomedical science students will examine diseases from their basis in cells and genes, right up to whole body systems. As you progress through your degree, you'll have plenty of ...

Aymard, Claire Giboin, Louis-Solal Lackmy-Vallée, Alexandra and Marchand-Pauvert, Véronique 2013. Spinal plasticity in stroke patients after botulinum neurotoxin A injection in ankle plantar flexors.

The center collects, stores, and distributes pre- and postmortem tissues including brain, spinal cord, CSF, serum, blood cells, and urine. The center maintains inventories of its tissue and fluid ...

When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky. But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took ...

An overview of the general organization of the body introduces the course. Following a discussion of basic human chemistry, the anatomy and physiology of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems are ...

“There’s a capacity here of human spinal circuitry to be able to regain significant motor control and function,” says Susan Harkema, a neuroengineer at the University of Louisville in ...

Beck, Eddy Krueger Nogueira Neto, Guilherme Nunes and Nohama, Percy 2001. Estímulo vibracional na espasticidade. Revista Neurociências, Vol. 18, Issue. 4, p. 523.