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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The spinal cord and advocating for people with spinal cord injuries.
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Level#1
The spinal cord is a rope-like structure that is made of many nerve cells. This cord runs from the base of the brain down to the lower part of your back. It is protected by your backbone. The spinal cord acts as the nervous system's center for processing information. Most of the messages between your brain and the rest of your body must travel along the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of nerves that extend from your spinal cord to all parts of your body.
1. What does the spinal cord do as a part of the nervous system?
2. How do most messages travel between your brain and the rest of your body?
3. How many pairs of nerves extend from your spinal cord to all parts of your body?
4. During Elie Wiesel's first day in Auschwitz he sees huge flames coming out of a hole in the ground. Something was being burned there. What was being burned there?
Level#2
The spinal cord is a rope-like structure that is made of many nerve cells. This cord runs from the base of the brain down to the lower part of your back. It is protected by your backbone. The spinal cord acts as the nervous system's center for processing information. Most of the messages between your brain and the rest of your body must travel along the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of nerves that extend from your spinal cord to all parts of your body. Alana Shepherd is not a doctor or a famous person, but she has made a difference for many people with a spinal cord injury. In 1973, Alana's son, James, injured his spinal cord in a surfing accident. At the time, there were no hospitals that could treat his type of injuries in the southeastern United States, where he lived. Because he could not get the care he needed at home, James had to travel a great distance to recover. Alana set out to make sure other families in the region would find the care they needed closer to home. Two years later, Alana and her husband, Harold, started the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
4. During Elie Wiesel's first day in Auschwitz he sees huge flames coming out of a hole in the ground. Something was being burned there. What was being burned there?
Level#2
The spinal cord is a rope-like structure that is made of many nerve cells. This cord runs from the base of the brain down to the lower part of your back. It is protected by your backbone. The spinal cord acts as the nervous system's center for processing information. Most of the messages between your brain and the rest of your body must travel along the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of nerves that extend from your spinal cord to all parts of your body. Alana Shepherd is not a doctor or a famous person, but she has made a difference for many people with a spinal cord injury. In 1973, Alana's son, James, injured his spinal cord in a surfing accident. At the time, there were no hospitals that could treat his type of injuries in the southeastern United States, where he lived. Because he could not get the care he needed at home, James had to travel a great distance to recover. Alana set out to make sure other families in the region would find the care they needed closer to home. Two years later, Alana and her husband, Harold, started the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
1. How many pairs of nerves extend from your spinal cord to all parts of your body?
2. What did Alana Shepherd do for many people with a spinal cord injury, and what happened to her son, James, that made her want to do what she did?
3. Was James able to get the medical care he needed close to home or did he need to go some other place?
4. During Elie Wiesel's first day in Auschwitz he sees huge flames coming out of a hole in the ground. Something was being burned there. He sees a truck pull up next to the hole. What is does he see being unload and thrown into the flames?
Level#3
The spinal cord is a rope-like structure that is made of many nerve cells. This cord runs from the base of the brain down to the lower part of your back. It is protected by your backbone. The spinal cord acts as the nervous system's center for processing information. Most of the messages between your brain and the rest of your body must travel along the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of nerves that extend from your spinal cord to all parts of your body. Alana Shepherd is not a doctor or a famous person, but she has made a difference for many people with a spinal cord injury. In 1973, Alana's son, James, injured his spinal cord in a surfing accident. At the time, there were no hospitals that could treat his type of injuries in the southeastern United States, where he lived. Because he could not get the care he needed at home, James had to travel a great distance to recover. Alana set out to make sure other families in the region would find the care they needed closer to home. Two years later, Alana and her husband, Harold, started the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The Shepherd Center is a hospital that treats people with a spinal cord injury or other nervous system disorders. Its mission is to help people with spinal cord injuries to become as independent as possible. Thanks to Alana Shepherd's hard work, the Shepherd Center is the largest hospital in the United States that treats spinal cord injuries.
1. Explain why James had to travel far from his home to get the medical care he needed, and what did he need to do as a result of this problem.
2. Explain what Alana Shepherd set out to do, and what did she do to help.
3. Explain what the Shepherd Center is, and what its mission is.
4. During Elie Wiesel's first day in Auschwitz he sees huge flames coming out of two large holes in the ground. Something was being burned there. A truck pulls up to the first hole and unloads some things. What was being burned in the first hole and what was being burned in the second hole?
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