Getting on my nerves!
What is a neuron?
Difficulty swallowing food
What is dysphagia?
The 5 senses
What are taste, touch, smell, see, hear?
Difficulty understanding spoken or written words
What is receptive aphasia?
Clark Kent played the role
Who is Superman?
Billions
How many neurons do you have in your brain?
Weakness on one side of the body
What is hemiparesis?
The system with the nerves that branch out from the spinal cord
What is Peripheral Nervous System?
Face, Arm, Speech, Time
What does the FAST acronym stand for?
The loss of function in the legs trunk and arms
What is quadriplegia?
Antenna like structures on a neuron that receive incoming messages
What is a dendrite?
Trouble communicating thoughts through speech or writing.
What is expressive aphasia?
The brain and spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System?
Ignoring a weak or paralyzed side of the body
What is one-sided neglect?
The accident and sport that changed Superman's life
What is horseback riding?
Long nerve fiber that conducts electrical impulses away from cell body.
What is an axon?
Inappropriate or unprovoked emotional responses
What is emotional lability?
When the myelin sheath that covers the axons breaks down
What is Multiple Sclerosis? or MS?
When blood flow to the brain is blocked by a blood clot
What is an ischemic stroke?
What is ischemia?
Superman was reliant on a breathing apparatus
What is a ventilator?
The gap between neurons that allows a neuron to pass a chemical or electrical signal to another neuron
What is a synapse or what is a synaptic gap?
Loss of bowel or bladder control
What is incontinence?
It causes a stooped posture and a shuffling gait
What is Parkinson's Disease?
What is a hemorrhagic stroke or CVA?
Ordinary individuals who find the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
What are heroes?