Search Results for: olfactory
Olfactory nerve
Definition noun, plural: olfactory nerves The cranial nerve comprised of sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses for the... Read More
Olfactory receptor cells
olfactory receptor cells Very slender nerve cell's, with large nuclei and surmounted by six to eight long, sensitive cilia... Read More
Sensory Systems
A sensory system is a part of the nervous system consisting of sensory receptors that receive stimuli from the internal and... Read More
Terminal nerve
Definition noun, plural: vagus nerves A small cranial nerve that courses anteriorly along the olfactory... Read More
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential Definition An inhibitory postsynaptic potential is a type of synaptic potential. It is... Read More
Conspecific
Biodiversity is divided into different hierarchical levels in order to study them in a systematic way. Whether it be a... Read More
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More
Cranial nerve
Definition noun, plural: cranial nerves Any of the paired nerves emerging from the brain (including the brainstem but not... Read More
Flehmen response
Definition noun A behavior in certain animals wherein the animal curls back the upper lip thereby exposing the front teeth,... Read More
Sense organ
Definition noun, plural: sense organs An organ or structure that has nerve endings capable of detecting and reacting to a... Read More
Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri (commonly referred to as the brain-eating amoeba) is a heat-loving amoeboflagellate protozoan of the... Read More
Animal cell
An animal cell is the fundamental functional unit of life of animals. It is also the basic unit of reproduction. Animal... Read More
Strepsirrhine
Definition noun, plural: strepsirrhines Any of the wet-nosed primates characterized mainly by having... Read More
Nervous tissue
Nervous Tissue Definition Nerve cells (or neurons) and their associated cells, such as neuroglia cells, make up nervous... Read More
Sphenethmoid
Definition noun It designed to both sphenoid and ethmoid regions of the cranium that surrounds the anterior portions of the... Read More
Inferior thalamic peduncle
Inferior thalamic peduncle a large fibre bundle emerging from the anterior part of the thalamus in the ventral direction, in... Read More
Supporting cell
Definition noun, plural: supporting cells Any of the cells whose function is primarily to provide structural support in the... Read More
Epithelium
An epithelium is a type of animal tissue made up of densely packed cells (called epithelial cells) that rest on a basement... Read More
Chemoreceptor
Definition noun, plural: chemoreceptors (1) A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell, or taste, that are able to... Read More