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Masses that grow within the brain or spine. The growths usually cause many complications with growth and other such factors. The masses could be cancerous or not.
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The brain is superior to the spinal cord?
The brain is superior to the spinal cord.
What is the purpose of radiosurgery?
Radiosurgery is used to treat small brain and spinal cord tumors. This procedure can save your life and is important for those who need to get rid of their tumors.
What bone connects the spinal cord to the brain?
There is no joint between brain and spinal cord. The spinal cord is a mass of neurones that is situated in the backbone which feeds in to the brain via neurones.
What the does brain stem connect the brain to?
The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord, so that the brain can send messages through the cord to the rest of the body. The functioning of the body is severely compromised if the spinal cord connections are severed.
What protects the brain and spinal cord?
Membranes called meninges cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. The skull and spinal column also protect the brain and spinal cord, respectively. The spinal cord is made up by individual vertebrae.
Most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are?
most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are
What are two main organs of the central nervous system?
the brain and sppinal cord
What is a neuropathologist?
A neuropathologist is a specialized pathologist who is concerned with diseases of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). Often a neuropathologist is concerned with the diagnosis of brain tumors.
What are Bundle of nerves that leads to the brain?
The bundle of nerves that connects the brain to the rest of the body is the spinal cord.
What are meningiomas?
Meningioma's are tumors in the meninges, the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Most meningioma's are benign though they can rarely be cancerous.
What is the CNS made of?
The parts of the CNS are the brain and the spinal cord.
What connects the spinal cord to the brain?
Brain stem
