Question

Which signals will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury?

Answer 1

Answer:

Spinal cord injury is a major damage to the nervous system of an individual.

Nerve present in the spinal cord act as intermediates for the transfer of signals from brain to the receptors and also from receptors to the brain.

In case of spinal cord injury both the transfer of nerve signals does not occur and lead to the loss of sense in the organs of the body.

Answer 2

Spinal Cord injury:

Signals from both nerves and receptors get disrupted.

Explanation:

• Spinal nerves are kind of mixed nerves formed by combination of nerve fibers.
• It is a part of peripheral nervous system.
• It helps in transmitting motor, sensory as well as autonomic signals to various parts of the body.
• A person with damaged spinal cord may lose some motor or muscle functions and senses.
• It may cause signal from the brain to a part of the body or signal from a part to the brain.
• It can either be traumatic or non-traumatic.