If skeletal muscles (voluntary) are severed from the nerve fibers in the autonomic nervous system, they atrophy and paralysis results. If smooth and cardiac muscles (involuntary) are severed from their external nerve source, they continue to function. Smooth muscle tissue is present in the walls of blood vessels, digestive tract, urinary passages, bladder, genital ducts […]
Muscles Part 1
Different types of muscles have different functions. There’s more to muscles than what’s walking around on the beach. There are three types of muscle, striated, smooth and cardiac. All three have some things in common. Their contraction and relaxation creates mechanical energy that translates to movement of the body and internal body functions. All muscles […]
Some Important Facts about Parkinson’s disease
Almost a year ago, a friend of mine was diagnosed of having Parkinson’s disease. I remember him then complain of experiencing uncontrollable trembling in one of his hands which occurs at intervals of time. This happens, he said, while he is at rest or whenever he is under stress. As time passed, the shaking started […]
Mainstream and Alternative Treatments for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pain can be a sign or a warning that there is something seriously wrong with you. If, for example, you are experiencing recurring fits of severe pain in the face, you are most likely suffering from trigeminal neuralgia. What is this condition, and how can you get rid of it? Trigeminal neuralgia (also called tic […]
Why the Mind Wanders
With the many ‘How To’ guides sprouting all around, I have thought of coming up with my own pointers on….. wait, I forgot. Oh, okay that’s it – "How to Keep Your Mind from Wandering". Sounds very challenging, don’t you think? I will be able to provide useful hints on how to stop this pervading […]
The Human Brain, Part 1 of a Series
Before getting into information about the brain, so it’s not necessary to spend a lot of time in a medical dictionary, we need to define some words and brain growth patterns. Neurons, cells that communicate events in and outside the body. Axons, cell fibers of a neuron that carry information away. Dendrites, receptors on neurons. […]
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