U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016. 47-2031 Carpenters. Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors.
Characteristics. The effects of myelomeningocele, the most serious form of spina bifida, may include muscle weakness or paralysis below the area of the spine where the incomplete closure (or cleft) occurs, loss of sensation below the cleft, and loss of bowel and bladder control.pina Bifida means cleft spine, which is an incomplete closure in the spinal column. In general, the three types of spina bifida (from mild to severe) are: 1  Spina Bifida Occulta: There is an opening in one or more of the vertebrae (bones) of the spinal column without apparent damage to the spinal cord.
What is Spina Bifida? Spina bifida is one of a number of defects called neural tube defects. The neural tube is the group of cells that form during fetal development and will eventually form the brain and spinal cord of the embryo. The term spina bifida means cleft (or split) spine and is characterized by incomplete formation of the bones in the spine (vertebrae) that fail to completely cover the babyâs spinal cord.