MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MOTOR NEURON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name one upper motor neuron pathologies
A
Spinal cord injury
B
Guillain barre
C
ACV
D
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spinal cord injury. Multiple sclerosis and stroke are upper motor neuron diseases.

Detailed explanation-2: -This group includes diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive bulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, Kennedy’s disease, and post-polio syndrome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The upper and lower motor neurons form a two-neuron circuit. The upper motor neurons originate in the cerebral cortex and travel down to the brain stem or spinal cord, while the lower motor neurons begin in the spinal cord and go on to innervate muscles and glands throughout the body.

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