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Gross exam - correct answer - a microscopic examination of the
tissues that make up the brain. Can see with your eyes and can
be handled by hand.
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Medical examiners - correct answer - what professional would
perform a gross exam of organs?
Histological exam - correct answer - studies microscopic anatomy
of tissues. Needs to use a microscope to see individual cells.
Forensic histologist, histologist - correct answer - what
professional would perform a histological exam of tissues?
Nervous system - correct answer - contains the brain, brain stem,
spinal cord, and nerves. It is responsible for receiving,
interpreting, and reacting to signals from inside and outside the
body. Uses chemical and electrical signals that transmit through
the body, and responds to changes that it detects. Nerve signals
control most bodily functions, including sensation, movement, and
digestive processes.
Pns - correct answer - all the nerves in the body are part of the
peripheral nervous system. The pns brings information from the
outside world and from within the body to the cns.
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Cns - correct answer - the brain and spinal cord are part of the
central nervous system. The cns receives data from the pns
(outside world). The brain processes the information, makes
decisions about what to do, and sends signals back via the
peripheral nervous system to bring about a specific change.
Frontal lobe - correct answer - responsible for planning and
organizing incoming information. Also controls behavior and
emotion.
Parietal lobe - correct answer - crucial in integrating sensory and
visual information.
Temporal lobe - correct answer - used for processing language
and storing information in the long-term memory.
Occipital lobe - correct answer - receives and processes sensory
nerve impulses from the eyes.
1)mri(magnetic resonance imaging)
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2)slices, cross sections - correct answer - 2 methods used in
performing a gross exam of a brain during an autopsy
Tbi(traumatic brain injury) - correct answer - a brain dysfunction
caused by an outside force to the head
Cte - correct answer - a progressive degeneration, and/or death,
of nerve cells caused by repeated head injuries, such as repeated
concussions
Cells - correct answer - basic unit for any organism such as a
neuron that transmits information to other cells
Tissues - correct answer - composed of cells, and if relating this
to nervous tissue it has both neurons and cells, which senses
stimuli and transmits signals
Organs - correct answer - composed of tissue, for example, the
brain is composed of nervous tissue, which allows the brain to
interpret stimuli