The dye used for echo is different from the dye used during angiography (a test used to examine the body's blood vessels). For most types of echo, you will remove your clothing from the waist up. Women will be given a gown to wear during the test. You'll lie on your back or left side on an exam table or stretcher.
In case youâre like me and canât get your head on straight about which is which, the left brain is the math/science/logical side and the right brain is the art/music/creative side. Obviously we tend to skew pretty far towards the right-brain around these parts, but we respect all types of brain power and have a special place in our hearts for science and chess.
Brain Tour. The first stop on the virtual brain tour takes a look at the three main parts of the brain, the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum and the brain stem. It also explores the four brain lobes: the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe. The first part of the brain to evolve some 500 million years ago was the brain stem. It is also known as the reptilian brain or lower brain.