Sentences with phrase «nerves and muscles throughout»

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It is commonly known that calcium is required for strong bones and teeth, but it is little acknowledged that calcium is actually required by every cell in the body to function in a healthful way: from bones to nerves and muscles to blood, calcium serves a significant purpose throughout the body.

Motor neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain and spinal cord control the function of muscles throughout the body.

After traveling through the gut's lining and entering the bloodstream, the toxins are carried throughout the body, where they bind to peripheral motor nerves, preventing them from carrying messages from the central nervous system to the muscles.

The great New York Yankees first baseman was diagnosed with ALS in 1939 and died two years later from the progressive neuromuscular disorder, which attacks nerve cells that lead from the brain and the spinal cord to muscles throughout the body.

Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks muscle - controlling nerve cells — motor neurons — in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord, leading to progressive weakness and eventual paralysis of muscles throughout the body.

In ALS, the motor neurons — nerves in the brain and spinal cord that communicate with muscles throughout the body — progressively degenerate and eventually die.

Taurine, which is a derivative of the sulfur containing amino acid cysteine, is found throughout the body, especially in muscle and nerve tissue.

This three - dimensional complex matrix threads itself throughout our body, surrounding our muscles, organs, nerves, bones, blood vessels and even our cells.

It helps your organs maintain a proper fluid balance throughout your body, allows nerve cells to transmit impulses, supports contraction of your muscles and performs many other critical functions.