Search Results for: dorsal
Dorsal root ganglion
Definition noun, plural: dorsal root ganglia (neuroanatomy) The ganglion on the dorsal root of every spinal nerve. It is... Read More
Dorsal spine
Definition noun One of the three distinct portions along the spine or the vertebral column (the other two are the cervical... Read More
Dorsal muscles
Dorsal muscles --> muscles of the back The muscles of the back in general, including those attaching the shoulder girdle to... Read More
Facies dorsalis
Facies dorsalis --> dorsal surface The dorsal surface of a structure such as the sacrum and the scapula. Synonym: facies... Read More
Fasciculus of Lissauer
Definition noun A small bundle of fibers situated longitudinally in the white matter, at the entrance of the dorsal root... Read More
Bondok’s Classification of the Thalamic Nuclei
Anatomists usually classify the thalamic nuclei according to their relation to the internal medullary lamina into 5 groups:... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms
Nerve cells called neurons generate electric signals that pass from one end of the cell to another and release chemical... Read More
Crown of head
Crown of Head Definition The crown of the head is the upper dorsal part (or area) of the head. Several creatures have... Read More
Spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: spinal nerves Any of the pairs of nerves emerging from the spinal cord, where each pair is attached... Read More
Peritoneum
What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia Definition Each person can say that they know of or can name at least one animal. However, do people know... Read More
Actions of Caffeine in the Brain with Special Reference to Factors That Contribute to Its Widespread Use
IV. Actions of Caffeine on Brain Functions and Behavior Having discussed the molecular and neuronal actions of caffeine,... Read More
Insect Behavior
Insect Behavior Definition An insect behavior refers to the various actions of an insect in response to a stimulus or to... Read More
Convoluted
The word convoluted is often used to describe different things, especially structures or components, that have overlapped.... Read More
Bell-Magendie law
Definition noun The principle referring to the separation of sensory and motor neurons of the spinal cord, where the... Read More
Cephalochordate
Definition noun, plural: cephalochordates Any of the small, elongated, segmented, fish-like chordates that belong to the... Read More
Coccygeal spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: coccygeal spinal nerves Any of the pair of nerves that emerge from the coccygeal region of the... Read More
Nail matrix
Definition noun The area consisting of mitotically active layer of cells at the base of the fingernail or the toenail and... Read More
Hooded prepuce
Hooded prepuce incomplete circumferential formation of foreskin with a dorsal component (the dorsal hood) but an absent or... Read More
Ventral body cavity
Definition noun The body cavity situated near the front of the human body, and consists of the thoracic cavity and... Read More
Antecubital fossa
Antecubital Fossa Definition The antecubital fossa or the cubital fossa is the triangular-shaped hollow depression between... Read More
Body cavity
Definition noun, plural: body cavities (1) Any space in the body of a multicellular organism, containing the viscera or... Read More
Neuropodia
Definition (zoology) Plural form of neuropodium, the ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium (neuroanatomy) synaptic... Read More
Chondrichthyes
Definition noun A taxonomic class comprised of cartilaginous fish Supplement Chondrichthyes is taxonomic superclass of... Read More
European lancelet
Definition noun, plural: European lancelets A lancelet species of the genus Branchiostoma and is commonly used as a model... Read More
Pineal gland
Definition noun, plural: pineal glands A small endocrine gland shaped like a pinecone, located in the epithalamus, and... Read More
Ischial spine
Ischial spine a pointed process from the posterior border of the ischium on a level with the lower border of the acetabulum;... Read More