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What is the cause of white blood cells in cerebral spinal fluid?
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If there are high amounts of white blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid, it could be a sign of meningitis or another infection. It could also signal the presence of a tumor or demyelinating condition.
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Which cells in your body are never replaced?
Cells
Are red blood cells found in cerebrospinal fluid?
Normally there are no red blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid, but some kinds of injuries can cause bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid in which case there will be red blood cells.
Pyramidal cells are located in the region?
cerebral cortex
Why is saline drip better than water for blood?
Water will just diffuse inside the blood cells because there is a higher concentration of blood outside the cell now. This will cause hemolysis. Basically, the blood cells will burst open. However, saline will not diffuse through the blood cells.
What might happen to blood flow if we increased the number of blood cells?
An increase in the amount of blood cells would likely cause an increase in the diameter of the blood vessels and decrease the visosity both resulting in a increased blood flow. (Think the opposite of anemia.)
What forms cerebral spinal fluid?
epideynal cells
What is the medical term meaning spinal tap?
A "spinal tap" is also known as a "lumbar puncture".Lumbar puncture
What does hemoglobin mean in spinal fluid?
junk99 Hemoglobin is in blood...not spinal fluid. It's the stuff red blood cells use to carry iron.
What if there moderate to severe spinal cord stenosis?
Stenosis or osteophytes can compress the spinal cord and its blood vessels, impeding or choking off needed nutrients to the spinal cord cells; in effect, the cells starve to death.
What kills blood cells?
what cause blood cells to die off
How many blood cells are in the brain?
there are so many blood cells in the brain you can not count them they are so tiny
What system Protects the body's nervous system?
the skull
What is cerebral peduncle?
A cerebral peduncle are fibers that are bundled together that contain pyramidal cells. The cells are found in all parts of the cerebral isocortex
What benefit does CSF provide to the areas it covers?
Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) serves to cushion these relatively delicate structures, as well as supplying important nutrients for brain cells.
What is the systems contain the brain?
The 3 major contents of the brain are the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the Autonomic nervous system.
Is an ependymal cell ciliated?
"Ependymal cells"form a single layer of epithelial cells that line the CSF-filled ventricles (in the brain) and the central canal (of spinal cord). They are ciliated simple cuboidal epithelium.
Do red blood cells attack viruses that cause an illness?
No. red blood cells carry oxygen. White blood cells attack pathogens such as viruses.
