This document discusses different types of paralysis and their causes. It defines paralysis as the temporary or permanent loss of voluntary movement or function that can affect one or more muscles. Paraplegia is defined as paralysis specifically of the lower body and legs, often caused by spinal cord injuries or conditions like spina bifida. Aphasia is discussed as a communication disorder that impairs speech and language comprehension, most often caused by strokes, head injuries, or brain tumors.

1. By: Shirley Ocana

3. -plegia- Paralysis-
Temporary or permanent loss of function or voluntary
Paralysis movement.
•During paralysis you can
lose the function of one or
additional muscles.
•It can also be a complete or
some loss of sensory.
•Paralysis is usually caused by
an injury to the nervous
system and in particular to
the spinal cord.
•Some causes of paralysis
are:
•Stroke
•trauma with an injury to
a nerve
•Poliomyelitis
•Spina bifida
•Multiple Sclerosis

4. Give an example of its use in the nervous system.
Para-plegia- paralysis of the lower portion of the body and
Paraplegia both legs.
•Paraplegia is when your
motor and sensory function
in your legs and lower part of
your do not work as it would
in a normal person; and all
motor and sensory functions
may be gone.
•This usually happens due to:
•Spinal cord injury
Or a disease like:
•Spina Bifida- which has
an effect on the neural
fundamentals of the
spinal cord.

5. -phasia- Speech
Speech
•The left side is responsible
for our speech .
•More specifically the
temporal side on the left.
•This side is also in charge of
language, hearing and
understanding.
•Some things that can wrong
are:
•Dysphasia-difficult in
speech
•Aphasia- lack of speech

6. Give an example of its use in the nervous system.
A-phasia- lack of speech.
Aphasia
•Aphasia is a communication
disorder that damage’s a
person's ability to process
language, but does nothing
to the person’s intelligence.
•It impairs their ability to
speak and comprehend
others.
•A lot of people that have
aphasia have problems with
reading and writing.
•Reasons for aphasia are:
•Stroke(which is the
leading cause)
•Head injury
•Brain tumor