Neuroanatomy
The "little brain" that coordinates movement and balance
What is the cerebellum
What is CN 11?
Provides support and insulation
What are glia cells?
CAG repeat in the HTT gene
What is huntington's disease?
Photoreceptor most sensitive to low light and important for motion detection
What are rods?
What is CN 8 (vestibulocochlear)
The over activation of glutamate receptors that can lead to cell death
What is excitotoxicity?
What is the circle of willis
The extra ocular muscles
rough ER in somas
What is nissl substance?
Accumulation of amyloid plaques, tangles, and loss of neurons
What is Alzheimer's disease?
caudate nucleus, putamen, nucleus accumbens
What are the sub-nuclei of the striatum
The only CN that exits the dorsal surface of the brain
Trochlear (CN4)
Cellular shrinking, membrane budding, no inflammation, intact organelles, chromatin condensation, programed cell death
What is apopotosis?
Progressive neurodegenerative disease found in persons with repetitive brain trauma
What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy?
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus?
vasovagal - when you become faint due to a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure
What phenomena is CN 10 (vagus) responsible for?
These cells can be characterized by engulfing tissue debris, induce inflammation, antigen presentation, promote repair, and release growth factors
What are microglia?
infectious, fatal, and rare disorders. Biomarkers include cortical ribbons seen with MRI and periodic sharp wave complex (PSWC) measured via electrodes.
What is prion disease?