Can a person feel no Pain? congenital insensitivity to pain or CIP- which is also known as congenital analgesia, is a condition where the patient cannot feel any physical pain. An Animation about Congenital Insensitivity to Pain. A rare...

Locked-in Syndrome (LIS) is a rare devastating medical case. It is also called Pseudocoma & was featured in TV shows such as HOUSE MD and Chicago Med. Patients are unable to consciously move, speak or chew, but are able to communicate...

What is Meningitis? Well, Bacterial Meningitis is a True Medical Emergency that requires an urgent Lumbar Puncture for the diagnosis. This real life clinical case is about a young female patient in her thirties who presented with...

In this video, I’m going to teach you about a complicated case of acute appendicitis. What can happen when the Appendix ruptures? It is a life-threatening surgical emergency.

First, I’ll show you how and why the appendix gets...

Experts in neuroscience help us understand why the human brain is a marvel of structure and function. Viewers learn about left brain and right brain activities, and the purpose and function of the cerebellum, cerebrum, cranial nerves and...

Students will learn the three main types of neurons and how they travel through the body's nerve network. Diagrams explain how information is received using our sensory organs and then processed by the central and peripheral nervous...

President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...

This video tutorial teaches the corticospinal tract and discusses upper and lower motor neurons: 0:00. Introduction 0:19. Corticospinal tract (overview) 0:58. Overview of cerebrum, brainstem, and spinal cord sections 1:20. Upper motor...

In this video, I explain the basis of spinal cord assessment using the ASIA scoring system and work through and example of how to assess spinal cord pathology using the ASIA score sheet [neurological levels of injury, zone of partial...

Medical Terminology, Lesson 7: Anatomical Terms of the Musculoskeletal system, Hand and Foot anatomy, and Female and Male Reproductive anatomy. This is part 2 of the Anatomical Terms lesson series. Prefixes and suffixes of anatomy of...

This video tutorial presents the anatomy of a cervical x-ray: 0:00. Introduction 1:02. Lateral view 15:12. Anterior view 15:40. Open mouth (dens) view 16:17. Acknowledgements

In this video, the teacher explains the misconception that the brain is the fattiest organ in the human body. They clarify that while the brain does contain fatty tissue, it is not primarily made up of fat. The video explores the...

In this BTEC Sport Level 3 Revision Podcast we take a look at the functions of the skeleton and look at which bones are responsible for each function.

The video discusses how the brain works, various methods to investigate its function, and the limitations of the treatments used for brain and spinal injuries. The video covers the use of CT scan and PET scan, highlighting their...

This video provides an introduction to the nervous system and its key features. The speaker explains the role of the nervous system in allowing communication throughout the body using electrical impulses, and discusses the central...

This video tutorial presents the anatomy of a lumbar x-ray: 0:00. Introduction 0:44. Counting lumbar vertebrae 1:54. Front view (lumbar spine) 6:03. Front view (lumbar spine) 9:10. Front view (lumbar spine) 11:46. Acknowledgements

In this video, we discuss the STRUCTURE of the major pathways of the sympathetic nervous system and how they relate to the white and gray rami communicantes.

Students will learn the three main types of neurons and how they travel through the body's nerve network. Diagrams explain how information is received using our sensory organs and then processed by the central and peripheral nervous...

We have all spent days staring at the computer screen with stiff backs, holding awkward positions without realizing it. Unconsciously, we move our fingers across our backs in motions similar to those of scratching. In no time at all,...

In this video, we will briefly explore how cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is made and then how it circulates through the ventricles and eventually the subarachnoid space.

24 Medical Terminology Practice Problems to help you bring together all the information you’ve learned from the Medical Terminology, The Basics lesson series and the Anatomy lesson series. This video has been designed for those who...

We've learned quite a bit about the nervous system, and in particular, the brain. We went over all the regions of the brain and their functions, but in doing so, it can be a little difficult to get the big picture regarding its...

This video tutorial discusses the skull from various angles with focus on the bones, sutures and landmarks: 0:00. Introduction 1.10. Anterior view 7:38. Lateral view 14:29. Posterior view 16:00. Superior view 17:02. Internal view of...

Polina Anikeeva hopes to one day be able to regenerate the spinal cord to restore movement for paralyzed people or possibly bypass the spinal cord altogether with a device that mimics its function.



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