Brain Anatomy Charts - The Nervous System Explained

Anatomical brain and head charts, commonly availableWhile the CNS chart is a stand-alone teaching tool, it
as 22 by 28-inch plain paper or laminated pages, oralso makes an excellent companion piece to various
flip charts, are ideal patient and student educationeducational charts such as Understanding Migraines,
tools. These charts, with their wealth of anatomicalUnderstanding Epilepsy and Understanding Stroke.
diagrams and lengthy but comprehensibleThe migraine chart, which examines the causes and
explanations, offer a complex, colorful, easily-followedsymptoms of this genetic, neurological disease (which
map of the human brain and nervous system, and allpresupposes that migraine sufferers have overly
the ills that can befall it. In fact, words alone do notexcitable neurons), discusses cerebral
do these charts justice; only seeing is believing.microvascularization, vasoconstriction and vasodilation
Take for example the anatomical flip chart called(narrowing or widening of blood vessels), and even
Understanding the Nervous System. This 13-pagedisplays and discusses the origin and nature of a
book, printed on UV-coated, full-sized, 12-point papermigraine aura, defined as visual and/or sensory
stock that allows for dry-erase marking (markers notdisturbances, and speech disturbances, developing
included) provides physicians a way to highlightgradually and usually lasting no more than an hour.
specific features or points in completely removableThe epilepsy and stroke charts also provide detailed
fashion. The flip chart also comes with a heavy,and easily understood information and diagrams on
laminated cover, and the optional easel is spiral boundthese two health problems. The first, epilepsy, while
for uncomplicated page-turning and folds flat forrelatively uncommon, can be devastating to patients,
storage.limiting their social interaction and putting them at
The labeled Brain Anatomy chart provides, in 10serious risk of falls and other hazards. Strokes, on
separate, full color and highly detailed images withthe other hand, are quite common among the elderly,
attached explanatory text, a comprehensiveand the chart discusses not only the types of stroke
overview of parts of the brain. From the cerebellum(hemorrhagic and ischemic), but the risk factors like
to the spinal cord, including the meninges and asmoking and diabetes than can increase the likelihood
coronal cross-section, as well as blood vesselsof the latter.
supplying the brain and a didactic image of theThe Parkinson's Disease Education Poster is especially
functional brain sections, this chart is a superb tooluseful as the incidence of this neurological defect
for explaining brain mechanics to a patient or abecomes more prevalent as the U.S. population ages.
pre-med student.Parkinson's, which results primarily from degeneration,
The Central Nervous System (CNS) chart provides ahas distinctive stages, as well as specific diagnosis
remarkably detailed overview not only of divisions ofand treatment protocols, all of which the chart
the brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, etc. in full-colorexamines in detail.
didactic display), but images and text dealing withAll charts, including the single-page nervous system
such items as cranial nerves, spinal structure,anatomy chart, are available as plain or laminated 22
cellular-level views of motor neurons and synapticby 28 inch sheets, with the lamination perforated by
cleft, and a description of the action and function ofmetal eyelets for hanging. The plastic coating allows
neurotransmitters, as well as a discussion onsurgeons, teachers and others to mark the pages in
cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, the chart provides agreater detail without destroying them by using dry
brief overview of such CNS disturbances aserase markers.
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.