Explain what is meant by the blood-brain barrier. Describe its structure and discuss its clinical significance.

Q: Describe how the blood-brain barrier helps protect the brain from damage. What types of chemicals…

A: The nervous system and endocrine system together are responsible for the control and coordination of…

Q: List the Protective Elements associated with the Brain?

A: Step 1 In the embryo, the brain develops as a chain of three vesicles – prosencephalon (forebrain),…

Q: Describe the components of the autonomic nervous system

A: The autonomic nervous system is considered a division of the peripheral nervous system which…

Q: Describe the functions of the autonomic nervous system.

A: ANS term was originally proposed by a Cambridge based Professor James Langley. The ANS (Autonoimc…

Q: Explain how the ANS coordinates the activities of different organs.

A: ANS is autonomic nervous system part of a peripheral nervous system.

Q: Describe cerebrospinal fluid flow from secretion to absorption

A: Introduction :- The tissue that lines the ventricles (empty spaces) in the brain produces…

Q: Describe the nature and significance of the blood-brain barrier.

A: The blood-brain barrier is an important part of the central nervous system. it is studied under the…

Q: Explain in detail what this picture shows which part? Cerebellum

A: This is a histological diagram showing various layers of cerebellum. The following image is…

Q: Define sympathetic tone.

A: Answer: Introduction: Sympathetic tone is well known as being contained in cardiovascular control.…

Q: Define about amygdala ?

A: On the basis of structure in general the cerebrum of human brain has three parts, i.e. cerebral…

Q: Explain what dual innervation means with regard to the autonomic nervous system.

A: The autonomic nervous system controls the muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood…

Q: Identify one major advantage and one disadvantage of having a blood–brain barrier.

A: Anatomy and physiology are the branches of biology, anatomy deals with the study of the structure of…

Q: Define the general function of neuralgia.

A: Neuroglia are also known as the glial cells or simply glia. These cells are not the neurons but are…

Q: Describe the sympathetic pathway from the CNS to the (a) heart; and (b) adrenal gland.

A: The sympathetic sensory system is additionally called as the thoraco-lumbar division, as it contains…

Q: Explain why nicotine can cross the blood–brain barrier

A: The blood-brain barrier is a highly selective semi-permeable border of endothelial cells that…

Q: Describe the sympathetic response in a frightening situationfor each of the following body parts:…

A: The autonomic nervous system is divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. The…

Q: Explain the functions of the cerebellum

A: The brain is the command center of the body and the central organ of the nervous system. The brain…

Q: Explain the significance of the brain barrier system.

A: Blood-brain barrier is the highly selective border formed by endothelial cells in the brain. Brain…

Q: Name the two components of the brain barrier system and explain the importance of this system.

A: The brain is one of the largest and most complex three-pound organs in the human body enclosed in a…

Q: Differentiate between cerebrum and spinal cord on the basis of arrangement of nerve cell.

A: Anatomy and physiology are the branches of biology, anatomy deals with the study of the structure of…

Q: Discuss the functions of the sympathetic system

A: Autonomous systems  Autonomous nervous system is the involuntary system of the body that regulates…

Q: Explain the specific signs of dysfunction that would beexpected in a young child with a cerebellar…

A: Pediatric brain tumors are masses or growths of abnormal cells that occur in a child's brain or in…

Q: List the three anatomic divisions of the white matter, and explain their general composition.

A: The nervous system comprises group of neurons that coordinates the body functions. It comprises the…

Q: Describe the circle of Willis and explain its role in supplying blood to the brain.

A: Circle of Willis is mainly composed of few specialised arteries in the form of, three cerebral and…

Q: What important function does the blood-brain barrier serve? How might this barrier be problematic at…

A: Blood brain barrier is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that surrounds…

Q: Explain the origin of the ventricles of the brain

A: Ans: Ventricles of the brain: These are main communicating network having cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)…

Q: State the function and location of  Limbic system.

A: The human brain is the central organ of the human nervous system and with the spinal cord makes up…

Q: Name the three divisions of the diencephalon and their functions

A: The diencephalon is the region of the embryonic vertebrate neural tube that forms anterior forebrain…

Q: List three meninges of the brain; two subdivisions of the dura mater; and the relationship of the…

A: 3 meninges of brain are : pia matter, arachnoid, dura mater. Two sub divisions of dura mater are…

Q: The purpose of the blood-brain barrier includes each of the following except:   ____________ .…

A: The blood-brain barrier is a barrier between the blood vessels of the brain and the cells as well as…

Q: If a person has had a stroke and as a result has difficulty speaking properly, which hemisphere is…

A: If a person experiances stroke as a result of which he has difficulty in speech or interfers his…

Q: Summarize how the blood–brain barrier relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.

A: Organ systems include the coordinated operation of a collection of organs for a certain function…

Q: Name the neuralgia in PNS and mention to their functions.

A: The nervous system is the network of neurons and nerve fibers that functions to transmit nerve…

Q: Predict what might happen if the choroid plexus produced excessive CSF,in amounts greater than the…

A: The choroid plexus (ChP) is a is a plexus of tissue found in each of the brain ventricles, which…

Q: Name the protective structures of the central nervous system, and briefly describe each one.

A: Introduction: The CNS is safeguarded by a multitude of structures due to its significance. First,…

Q: Name the three major components/regions of the diencephalon.

A: The diencephalon is a part of the forebrain and is located between the midbrain and the…

Q: Neuronal pathway in Alzheimer’s disease and how it works . Draw a diagram .

A: In Alzheimer's disease, memory abilities are lost not because the brain can no longer store…

Q: Name the parts and landmarks of the cerebellum

A: The nervous system has the Central Nervous system that in turn has the brain and spinal cord as its…

Q: Name major functions associated with the following brain struc-tures: medulla oblongata, cerebellum,…

A: The brain is the command center of the body and the central organ of the nervous system. The brain…