Neurons
Brain
Technology
Imaging
Misc
100
The molecule released in the synaptic cleft.
What is a neurotransmitter?
100
Contains the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
100
Measures brain waves.
What is EEG?
100
Readily images bones in 2D.
What is xray?
100
Condition caused by multiple unprovoked seizures.
What is epilepsy?
200
The mechanism of electric impulse propagation.
What is the action potential?
200
"Fight or flight"
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
200
"3D xray"
What is CT.
200
Direction of afferent neuron.
Towards the spinal code/brain.
300
The longest nerve in the human body.
What is the sciatic nerve?
300
The act of thinking.
What is cognition?
300
Solution injected to provide opacity in soft tissues.
What is contrast?
400
The insulation around the axon.
What is the myelin sheath?
400
Uses radioactive isotopes to measure activity of tissues.
What is PET?
500
The resting membrane potential (mV).
What is -65 mV?
500
The branch of the nervous system that includes the somatic nervous system.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
500
It's like a defibrillator for the brain.
What is responsive neurostimulation?
500
Uses gadolinium.
What is MRI?
500
What is a stroke?