Amazing Anatomy
The part of the brain responsible for memory
What is the hippocampus?
Uses detection of radio frequency signals produced by displayed radio waves in a magnetic field.
What is MRI or magnetic resonance imaging?
The resting membrane potential of a neuron
What is -70 mV?
The cell type that is damaged in multiple sclerosis
What is an oligodendrocyte?
The nerve responsible for protrusion of the tongue
What is cranial nerve XII or the hypoglossal nerve?
The two main divisions of the nervous system
What are the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?
Electrical activity of the brain recorded with scalp or brain electrodes
What is an EEG or electroencephalography?
The ion responsible for depolarization of a neuron
What is a sodium?
The disorder of eye gaze commonly seen in multiple sclerosis
What is internuclear ophthalmoplegia?
The cranial nerve used to raise your eyebrows.
What is cranial nerve VII or the facial nerve?
Connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain
What is the corpus callosum?
Scanning method that detects radioactive material that is injected or inhaled to produce an image of the brain
What is a PET or positron emission tomography?
The explosion of electrical activity sent down an axon when a neuron sends information
What is an action potential?
A temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain or "mini-stroke"
What is a TIA or transient ischemic attack?
The cranial nerve responsible for the sense of smell.
What is cranial nerve I or the olfactory nerve?
The area of the brain responsible for processing visual information
What is the occipital lobe?
Brain scan that uses a series of X-ray beams passed through the head
What is a CT scan or computed tomography scan?
The ion responsible for repolarization of a neuron
What is potassium?
The area of the brain that degenerates in Parkinson's Disease
What is the substantia nigra?
The cranial nerve that provides hearing and equilibrium
What is cranial nerve VIII or the vestibulocochlear nerve?
The three components of the brainstem
What are the midbrain, pons and medulla?
The testing method used to assess different types of cognitive abilities
The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body
What is the dendrite?
Disease characterized as an "electrical brainstorm"
What is epilepsy?
The three cranial nerves involved in eye movements
What are cranial nerves III, IV, and VI?