BODY SYSTEMS THAT ARE AFECTED:
Multiple Sclerosis affects the central nervous system attacking the brain and spinal cord as shown on the picutre above.The central nervous system controls the nerves in your body, which is what allows your body do everything. Multiple Sclerosis attacks myelin, (a mixture of proteins) which is the fatty material that acts as a shield covering to the body's nerves. The myelin aids the electrical signals to move more rapidly to your brain. Researchers believe that the myelin of people with MS has been injured in small patches. It is unsure what starts the damage of the myelin, but once it if affected the electrical signals will slow down, which is shown on the picture to the left and below.
Body systems which interact and impact of eachother:
the nerves in the body are affected by MS which then limits movement throughout the persons body, which then lowers muscle mass.
In the image below it is showing a healthy and normal myelin sheath that most of us have on the left side, but on the right side it is showing us the damaged myelin sheath, which people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis have.
Multiple Sclerosis affects the central nervous system attacking the brain and spinal cord as shown on the picutre above.The central nervous system controls the nerves in your body, which is what allows your body do everything. Multiple Sclerosis attacks myelin, (a mixture of proteins) which is the fatty material that acts as a shield covering to the body's nerves. The myelin aids the electrical signals to move more rapidly to your brain. Researchers believe that the myelin of people with MS has been injured in small patches. It is unsure what starts the damage of the myelin, but once it if affected the electrical signals will slow down, which is shown on the picture to the left and below.
Body systems which interact and impact of eachother:
the nerves in the body are affected by MS which then limits movement throughout the persons body, which then lowers muscle mass.
In the image below it is showing a healthy and normal myelin sheath that most of us have on the left side, but on the right side it is showing us the damaged myelin sheath, which people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis have.