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The spinal cord carries out two main functions: ... Its most clearly-understood function is to coordinate body movements. People with damage to their cerebellum are able to perceive the world as before and to contract their muscles, but their motions are jerky and uncoordinated.
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All nerve fibers in a given tract have a similar origin, destination, and function. Many of the fibers exhibit decussation - they cross from one side of the body to the other within the spinal cord or the medulla oblongata.
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The laminar distribution of spinal neurons has been widely accepted. Its main advantage is its simple and comprehensive scheme of spinal cord organization and physiological properties can also be correlated to this structural arrangement.
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The Spinal Cord : the Brain's Link to the Body ... The funiculi are composed of several fiber tracts, each with neurons of similar destination and function ... main page...
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Function of the Spinal Cord. The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system. It is a bundle of nerves that passes through the bones of the vertebrae down the back. It sends sensations to the brain from the body, and... ... eHow Article: Function of the Spinal Cord...
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The spinal cord is basically the "information highway of the body", back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body. This information includes touch, temperature, pain, and signals telling muscles to move.
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The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that transmit motor messages from the brain to the body, and sensory messages from the body to the brain. http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/
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Substantial changes to both the autonomic and somatic nervous system occur after spinal cord injury, and result in altered sexual function and fertility potential. This chapter provides a clinical overview of the main sexual and reproductive concerns and priorities men and women face after spinal cord injury.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of chronic deconditioning on cardiac dimensions and function in subjects with high-level spinal cord injury (SCI), who represent a human in-vivo model of extreme inactivity. DESIGN: ... MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Echocardiographic measurements of resting cardiac dimensions, systolic function,
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