1. WHAT CAUSES SPINAL CORD INJURIES? NAME AND ADDRESS REMOVED

2. THE SPINAL CORD The main nerve track in your body
Runs from the brain down the back
Protected by the vertebrae

3. AXON (TERMINAL FIBERS)
NEURON
My Neuron PARTS OF NEURON
CELL BODY
DENDRITES
AXON (TERMINAL FIBERS)
NUCLEUS

4. DEFINITION OF “Spinal Cord Injury”
Damage to Spinal Cord
Causes Loss of Sensation
Causes Loss of Motor Skills
BONE
SCREW

5. NERVE TRACKS CONNECTED TO THE SPINAL CORD
C1-8 (enter spine near the 8th cervical vertebrae)
T1-12(enters spine near thoracic vertebrae)
L1-5(enters spine near lumbar vertebrae)
S1-5(enters spine through sacral vertebrae)
Coccygeal nerves (enter spine through the coccyx, tailbone)

6. CAUSES OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES
Sudden or violent jolts can cause a concussion
You can suffer from a contusion
You can suffer from a laceration

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