Organ Lateral Sclerosis A Disease That Affects The...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease that affects the Nervous system as well as the Muscular System as well, this disease is defined as a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic is a Greek term when translated it means â€Å"No muscle Nourishment†. This lack of nourishment causes a reaction within the muscles leading to their eventual break down, otherwise known as â€Å"atrophies† which is a simple term meaning that the muscle wastes away. When looking at the term â€Å"Lateral†, this is in reference to the section of spinal cord in which the nerves are being affected. While this area degenerates it will lead to eventual scarring and hardening within this region (this is†¦show more content†¦(Lights,2016),(ALS,2016) The Brain and the Spinal Cord are both components of the nervous system. The nervous system is what carries messages from the brain to the spinal cord and then sends these messages to various locations within the body. The nervous system is comprised of two systems, the first being the Central nervous system. The Central Nervous system is comprised of two main components which are the brain and the spinal cord. The second being the Peripheral Nervous System which is comprised of the autonomic and somatic nervous systems. The Brain is divided into four main parts, the brain stem, the cerebellum, the cerebrum and the diencephalon. Within the brain there are two types of matter the Brain Grey matter, which is responsible for receiving and storing impulses (cell neurons are located in the grey matter), and White Brain Matter, which carries the impulses sent by the Grey Brain Matter. The brain stem is what connects the brain to the spinal cord and is otherwise known as the medulla oblon gata. There are other components that comprise the nervous system such as meninges (Three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord, they act as protection to the brain and spinal cord against bacteria and microorganisms) and neurons which are comprised of