Neuroimaging

Question 1

Axial Cut

Answer 1

Horizontal top to bottom
(y axis)

Question 2

Sagittal Cut

Answer 2

Vertical, side to side slice
(cut right down the corpus callosum, separates halves)

Question 2

Coronal Cut

Answer 2

Vertical, front to back
(like a crown/headband)

Question 2

Encephalomalacia

Answer 2

Brain tissue softening and death

Question 3

MoyaMoya

Answer 3

• Progressive stenosis (blockage) of carotid arteries, which results in lack of blood flow to the brain.