Search Results for: efferent
Efferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: efferent neurons A neuron with an axon that carries nerve impulses peripherally, and innervates... Read More
Afferent Nerve
Afferent Nerve Definition The word ‘aferent’ means "steering or conducting something towards a destination". The... Read More
Efferent nerve
Definition noun, plural: efferent nerves The type of nerve that carries nerve impulses away from the central nervous system... Read More
Anatomy and Physiology of the Primate Interstitial Nucleus of Cajal. II. Discharge Pattern of Single Efferent Fibers
Anatomy and Physiology of the Primate Interstitial Nucleus of Cajal. II. Discharge Pattern of Single Efferent Fibers Y.... Read More
Nervous System
THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More
Rete testis
Definition noun, plural: rete testes A network of tubules in the hilum of the testicle, and serves as passageway for sperm... Read More
De-efferentation
De-efferentation a loss of the motor nerve fibres to an area of the body. Origin: L. De, from, -... Read More
Afferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: afferent neurons A type of neuron that detects stimulus from the periphery and relays nerve... Read More
Voluntary muscle
Definition noun, plural: voluntary muscles A muscle that can be controlled voluntarily Supplement Some of the muscles of the... Read More
Spermatogenesis
Spermatogenesis is the biological process of producing mature sperm cells, and occurs in the male gonad of a sexually... Read More
Internal capsule
Definition noun (anatomy) A fan-like, 8-10 mm thick of white matter separating the caudate nucleus and the thalamus from the... Read More
Lymphatic vessel
Definition noun, plural: lymphatic vessels (anatomy) A vessel that carries lymph and is responsible for the removal of... Read More
Somatic nervous system
Definition noun The part of the peripheral nervous system that consists of afferent nerves responsible in relaying motor and... Read More
Motor neuron
Definition noun, plural: motor neurons A type of neuron connected to a muscle fiber and originates from the central nervous... Read More
Lymph nodes
Lymph nodes definition Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs located in different parts of the body and act as... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms – Quiz
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Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions – Quiz
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Spermiogenesis
Spermiogenesis definition Spermiogenesis is the stage of spermatogenesis wherein the spermatids differentiate into mature... Read More
Axon terminal
An axon terminal is any of the button-like endings of axons through which axons make synaptic contacts with other nerve... Read More
Human Neurology
Human Neurology deals essentially with the nervous system of humans. It also features the various theories put forward by... Read More
Relay neuron
Definition noun A local circuit neuron of the central nervous system that relays impulses between afferent neuron to... Read More
Human Neurology
The nervous system is essentially a biological information highway, and is responsible for controlling all the biological... Read More
Peripheral nervous system
Definition noun The part of the nervous system that relays between the central nervous system and the rest of the body, and... Read More
The Amygdaloid Complex: Anatomy and Physiology
The Amygdaloid Complex: Anatomy and Physiology P. SAH, E. S. L. FABER, M. LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA and J. POWER Division of... Read More
Loven reflex
Loven reflex a reaction in which a local dilation of vessels accompanies a general vasoconstriction; e.g., when the central... Read More
Accelerator nerves
Accelerator nerves Certain of the cardiopulmonary splanchnic nerves establishing the sympathetic innervation of the heart;... Read More
Gag reflex
Definition noun, plural: gag reflexes A reflex contraction characterized by retching or gagging when a foreign body comes in... Read More
Jugulo-omohyoid node
Jugulo-omohyoid node --> jugulo-omohyoid lymph node a lymph node of the lateral deep cervical group that lies above the... Read More
Milk-ejection reflex
milk-ejection reflex release of milk from the breast following tactile stimulation of the nipple; the afferent path is... Read More
Superior colliculus
superior colliculus The paired, larger, rounded anterior eminence of the laminae of mesencephalic tectum; major afferent... Read More
Intercalary neuron
Definition noun A neuron of the central nervous system connecting the afferent neuron with the efferent... Read More
The Central Nervous System – Quiz
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