Gross Anatomy
Neurohistology
Brain Trivia
Cell Types
Histology Applications
100
This is the consistency of the CNS tissues when harvested freshly.
What is Jello
100
Dr. Gibson-Corley's favorite area of the brain
What is the hippocampus
100
The area within the mouse brain where it is common to find cysts
What is the choroid plexus
100
This cell type is the electrically excitable cell which processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals
What is the neuron
100
The use of this tool helps to consistently gross in whole murine brains
What is a plastic brain matrix
200
This CNS structure is encased in a hard, yet flexible and mobile, "armor".
What is the spinal cord
200
The area of the brain that contains the nuclei of most of the cranial nerves
What is the brain stem
200
The term(s) for an "activated" microglial cell
What is a gitter cell and/or foam cell
200
This cell type lines the ventricles and central canal of the spinal cord
What is the ependymal cell
200
This is the best fixation method to get pristine brain histology
What is intravascular perfusion with fixative
300
This anatomical structure is present behind the cerebrum in mice but in humans it actually sits under the cerebrum.
What is the cerebellum?
300
The area of the brain is responsible for motor coordination
What is the cerebellum
300
The key "factor" in the grey matter that is not in white matter
What is the neuron cell body
300
This cell type functions as the "garbage truck" (or more scientifically the macrophage) of the CNS
What is the microglial cell
300
If your water bath is too cold this artifact will likely occur
What is tissue puckering or folding
400
Although these are present in human brain and it gives the brain its "cerebriform" appearance, it is lacking in mice.
What are sulci and gyri
400
The area of the brain contains "pencil fibers"
What is the basal ganglia (aka the caudate nucleus and/or putamen)
400
The structure that makes cerebrospinal fluid
What is the choroid plexus
400
This cell type forms and maintains the myelin sheath surrounding CNS axons
What is the oligodendrocyte
400
This stain identifies degenerating neurons
What is Fluoro Jade
500
This is the term for dilation of the ventricles in the central nervous system.
What is hydrocephalus
500
The area of the brain that is divided into right and left sides
What is the cerebrum/cerebral cortex
500
The structure also called the "arbor vitae"
What is the cerebellum
500
This cell type forms the blood-brain barrier
What is the astrocyte
500
This stain is commonly used to evaluate demyelination
What is Luxol fast blue
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