2 different discussion questions

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Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. 

The nervous system is a part of the control system of our body. Think about a time you have stubbed a toe or touched something hot or sharp, you automatically pull away from the harmful stimulus.

Using your readings and text as a reference:

  • Expand on how the impulse travels through the reflex arc. Begin with the receptor site and end up at the motor neuron near a muscle or gland.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

  • What can you do that might interrupt this reflex arc?
  • Would you consider pain a useful sensory function?
  • How might you use this information to help with pain management?

Search the internet for a public-facing educational source on stroke symptoms. (Use the reference format from the Week 2 Assignment):

  • Explore the article on stroke symptoms and why those symptoms occur.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

  • Choose three major lobes of the brain and describe how symptoms might differ for stroke in each area.
  • What is a the difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke?
  • What does the saying "time is brain" mean?
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