Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - A progressive disorder where nerve cells break down and muscles weaken.
Bell's palsy - : Sudden muscle weakness and drooping in one half of your face.
· Hemifacial spasm - Involuntary contractions (twitches) on one side of your face.
· Internuclear ophthalmoplegia - Loss of ability to move your eyes in sync when you look to the side.
· Oculomotor palsy - Damage to your third cranial nerve that causes one of your eyes to stay positioned as though you are looking down and out to the side.
· Stroke - Interruption to blood supply in your brain because of a blood clot or ruptured (burst) blood vessel.
· Traumatic brain injury - Disruption or damage to brain function, often because of a sudden and violent blow to the head.
· Trigeminal neuralgia - Chronic pain in your fifth cranial nerve, which runs through your Cheek.
Ventral Body Cavity
-The larger cavity located toward the front of the body, and it contains visceral organs (or guts)
It has 2 main parts:
-Thoracic cavity
-Abdominopelvic cavity
Dorsal Body Cavity
-Located toward the back of the body, and it houses our central nervous system
has 2 main parts:
The cranial cavity (superior), which houses the brain
The vertebral cavity (inferior), which houses the spinal cord
Thoracic cavity - (chest cavity)
Superior (higher) to the abdominopelvic cavity It contains organs such as the heart, lungs, trachea, and esophagus