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squishy and sweaty... a littlew gooey to.
processed in preservatives and formalin/ formaldehyde makes it more stiff and rubbery compared to fresh soft tissue that is more comparable to raw meat.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe brain itself is squish and soft. There are lines all over it too which helps to give it texture.
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∙ 11y agoThe best description for it would be-- Tough and rubbery.
When cutting into a sheep brain, the tissue gets more softer as you cut through.
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The firmness and texture of a living brain?
Your brain is watery and sponge-y.
Because formalin hardness all tissue what conclusions might you draw about the firmness and texture of living brain tisse?
Formalin preserves tissues and makes them firm. Therefore, you would expect living brain tissue to be mushy compared to preserved brains. Sources: I have handled both preserved and fresh human brains in anatomy lab.
What kind of tissue sends messages from the brain to the rest of the body?
Nerves transmits messages back and forth from the brain to the other parts of the body.
Which part of the brain does Alzheimer's affect right or left side?
Alzheimer's disease is a condition that affects the entire brain slowly. There is an overall shrinkage of brain tissue which involves the progressive death of brain tissue.
What type of tissue is the brain made of?
Brain tissues are made of neurons (cells) which together form nervous tissue.The brain is made of neurons, which are long, thin cells with tentacles that can be up to a meter long. There are also up to 50 billion other non-neural cells, such as cells that line the BBB [the blood brain barrier, which prevents encephalitis, or infection and subsequent inflammation of the brain].
The firmness and texture of a living brain?
Your brain is watery and sponge-y.
Because formalin hardness all tissue what conclusions might you draw about the firmness and texture of living brain tisse?
Formalin preserves tissues and makes them firm. Therefore, you would expect living brain tissue to be mushy compared to preserved brains. Sources: I have handled both preserved and fresh human brains in anatomy lab.
What tissue are founds in brain?
brain tissue?!?!?!
Which body structure requires the most brain tissue?
Only the brain will have brain tissue
The tissue that might fine in the brain?
brain tissue LOL this is true
In your own words describe the relative hardness of the sheep brain tissue as noticed when you were cutting it?
The brain felt tough and rubbery when you are cutting through it, it does however, get alot softer as you cut through the middle of the brain.
What primary tissue is found in the brain?
You have nervous tissue mainly found in your brain. This tissue originates from ectoderm.
Tissue that forms nerves and the brain?
Nervous (nerve) tissue.
Which tissue present in brain?
It can be called brain tissue, cerebral tissue or neural tissue (although the latter phrase can refer to nerve tissue anywhere in the body, and not just in the brain).
Principle of brain functioning which describes the phenomenon of healthy brain tissue compensating for damaged brain tissue?
neuroplasticity
Is the brain a patch of tissue?
connective tissue
Why is brain tissue soft?
The reason that brain tissue is soft is because that is how God the creator chose to design it. Brain tissue is soft because it has the skull to protect it.
