Chap 10

Question 1

Causes of nervous system damage

Answer 1

Brain tumors

Stroke
(areas of dead or dying, tissues surrounded by penumbra)

Traumatic brain injury

Infection in brain
(encephalitis inflammation of the brain )

Neurotoxins
(heavy metals, endogenous antibodies against CNS components)

Genetic factors

Program cell death
(Apoptosis - genetically programmed cell death, necrosis(dies due to injury)