Regulation of the Cardiovascular and
Respiratory System
Regulation of the Cardiovascular
and Respiratory System
In this illustrate report it will involve assessing of the respiratory
and cardiovascular systems can impair by two specific neurological
diseases. (Motor Neurone disease and Epilepsy)
Include detail of how nerve impulses are initiated, coordinated, and
transmitted in the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
system and how disease processes and disrupt these pathways.
Consider the role of the chemoreceptors and baroreceptors in
detecting and responding to changes in the internal environment.
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, Regulation of the Cardiovascular and
Respiratory System
Disease 1 ____ Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder that induces seizures on a regular basis. Seizures
are short pulses of electrical stimulation in the brain that interrupt its normal
functioning. They will manifest itself in a multitude of ways. Epilepsy can strike at any
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Respiratory System
age, but it most often strikes children or adults over the age of 60. It is usually
permanent, but it can improve gradually over time.
Seizures are the most common symptom of epilepsy. There are brief pulses of
electrical stimulation in the brain that alter how it functions briefly. Seizures have
varying effects on patients depending on which part of the brain is involved. Some
seizures involve jerking and trembling of the body, while others cause symptoms
such as lack of consciousness or strange feelings. Seizures will happen at any time,
whether you are awake or asleep. They can be caused by a variety of factors,
including becoming very sleepy.
Main generalised seizures induce loss of consciousness and affect both sides of the
brain. Absence seizures or petit mal seizures, which involve blank looking, no
memory of the incident, twitching, and rapid blinking, or atonic seizures or drop
attacks, which cause a sufferer to plunge uncontrollably and without warning, are
two types of seizures.
Generalised tonic-colonic seizures, in which the body and limbs contract and spread
out, followed by a tremor and muscle relaxation, and myoclonic seizures, in which
the body and limbs contract and stretch out, followed by a tremor and muscle
relaxation, resulting in jerky muscle movements and convulsions, are two other
seizure types.
A person can also experience status epilepticus, which is characterised as a seizure
that lasts longer than 30 minutes. Multiple seizures can happen over a lengthy period
of time, but a person is unlikely to regain consciousness in between.
Impact of epilepsy on other body systems
In cardiovascular system the Seizures can cause the heart to beat too slowly, too fast,
or erratically, disturbing the heart's regular rhythm. This is referred to as an
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Respiratory System
Regulation of the Cardiovascular
and Respiratory System
In this illustrate report it will involve assessing of the respiratory
and cardiovascular systems can impair by two specific neurological
diseases. (Motor Neurone disease and Epilepsy)
Include detail of how nerve impulses are initiated, coordinated, and
transmitted in the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
system and how disease processes and disrupt these pathways.
Consider the role of the chemoreceptors and baroreceptors in
detecting and responding to changes in the internal environment.
1
, Regulation of the Cardiovascular and
Respiratory System
Disease 1 ____ Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder that induces seizures on a regular basis. Seizures
are short pulses of electrical stimulation in the brain that interrupt its normal
functioning. They will manifest itself in a multitude of ways. Epilepsy can strike at any
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, Regulation of the Cardiovascular and
Respiratory System
age, but it most often strikes children or adults over the age of 60. It is usually
permanent, but it can improve gradually over time.
Seizures are the most common symptom of epilepsy. There are brief pulses of
electrical stimulation in the brain that alter how it functions briefly. Seizures have
varying effects on patients depending on which part of the brain is involved. Some
seizures involve jerking and trembling of the body, while others cause symptoms
such as lack of consciousness or strange feelings. Seizures will happen at any time,
whether you are awake or asleep. They can be caused by a variety of factors,
including becoming very sleepy.
Main generalised seizures induce loss of consciousness and affect both sides of the
brain. Absence seizures or petit mal seizures, which involve blank looking, no
memory of the incident, twitching, and rapid blinking, or atonic seizures or drop
attacks, which cause a sufferer to plunge uncontrollably and without warning, are
two types of seizures.
Generalised tonic-colonic seizures, in which the body and limbs contract and spread
out, followed by a tremor and muscle relaxation, and myoclonic seizures, in which
the body and limbs contract and stretch out, followed by a tremor and muscle
relaxation, resulting in jerky muscle movements and convulsions, are two other
seizure types.
A person can also experience status epilepticus, which is characterised as a seizure
that lasts longer than 30 minutes. Multiple seizures can happen over a lengthy period
of time, but a person is unlikely to regain consciousness in between.
Impact of epilepsy on other body systems
In cardiovascular system the Seizures can cause the heart to beat too slowly, too fast,
or erratically, disturbing the heart's regular rhythm. This is referred to as an
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