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What term means a collection of blood trapped in the tissue of the brain?
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What protects the CNS from harmful substances and pathogens by preventing passage of these substances from blood into the interstitial fluid of brain tissue?
You're referring to the blood-brain barrier.
What acts as a gatekeeper to certain substances from entering brain tissue?
The blood-brain barrier acts as a gatekeeper to certain substances from entering brain tissue. It is a protective membrane that separates the blood vessels in the brain from the surrounding fluid, preventing the passage of many harmful substances while allowing essential nutrients and oxygen to reach the brain. This barrier helps maintain the delicate balance required for optimal brain functioning.
How does a stroke causes brain damage?
A stroke is a injury within the brain. There are two basic types; ischemic and hemorrhagic. In an ischemic stroke, a blockage in a blood vessel occurs within the brain, cutting off the flow of blood carrying oxygen and sugars to the brain tissue. In a hemorrhagic stroke, a blood vessel has burst within the brain, flooding an area of brain tissue. Depending on the area affected within the brain, there could be many different affects. Stroke victims frequently experience physical weakness in one or more extremity, or difficulty speaking or seeing.
Which tissue has the most blood supply?
A vascular organ is one relating to, affecting, or consisting of a vessel or vessels, especially those that carry blood. The spleen is the most vascular organ in the human body.
What is formed by a tight network of capillaries that protect the delicate tissue of the CNS?
Blood- brain barrier
What is the medical term meaning a mass of blood in a tissue?
hematomaA mass of blood is called a HematomaHematomaHematoma
What dangers does the blood-brain barrier protect the brain from?
The blood-brain barrier prevents various substances that could be poisonous to brain tissue (toxins), as well as many agents of infection, from crossing from the blood stream into the brain tissue.
What is the medical term meaning the protective mechanism that blocks chemicals from entering brain tissue?
The blood brain barrier blocks chemicals from entering brain tissue.
What protects the CNS from harmful substances and pathogens by preventing passage of these substances from blood into the interstitial fluid of brain tissue?
You're referring to the blood-brain barrier.
How can inflammation of the brain cause the blood-brain barrier to malfunction?
Inflammation may cause the blood-brain barrier to become less effective at preventing the passage of toxic substances into brain tissue.
What is the medical term meaning death of brain tissue from loss of blood supply?
The medical term for death of brain tissue from loss of blood supply is cerebral infarction or ischemic stroke.
Which of these conditions can be defined as an area of swollen brain tissue mixed with blood from broken blood vessels?
contusion
Which of the meninges connects to the brain and supplies blood to the nerve tissue?
Pia Mater
How do Barbiturates affect the brain?
Barbiturates reduce the metabolic rate of brain tissue, as well as the cerebral blood flow
How does blood differ from tissue fluid?
the blood contains proteins as tissue is a plasmid for h2O for photsynethis in the carribean weather for red blood cells and thrush in the head of the brain plamid content.
Where in the body is the largest single collection of lymphoid tissue?
That is called as Spleen.
What acts as a gatekeeper to certain substances from entering brain tissue?
The blood-brain barrier acts as a gatekeeper to certain substances from entering brain tissue. It is a protective membrane that separates the blood vessels in the brain from the surrounding fluid, preventing the passage of many harmful substances while allowing essential nutrients and oxygen to reach the brain. This barrier helps maintain the delicate balance required for optimal brain functioning.
