Search Results for: junction
Tight junction
What are tight junctions? Tight junctions are the intercellular barrier between two neighboring endothelial and epithelial... Read More
Gap junction
Definition noun, plural: gap junctions A type of cell junction characterized by the intercellular channel that is formed in... Read More
Anchoring junction
Definition noun, plural: tight junctions A type of cell junction that is attached to components of the extracellular... Read More
Cell junction
Definition noun, plural: cell junctions Intercellular connections between adjacent cells, resulting in varying degrees of... Read More
Adhering junction
Adhering junction (Science: cell biology) a type of junction between cells forming tissues that are subjected to stretching... Read More
Septate junction
septate junction An intercellular junction found in invertebrate epithelia that is characterised by a ladder like appearance... Read More
Cell adhesion
Cell Adhesion Definition Cell adhesion is the process in which a cell uses a specialized complex of proteins to get... Read More
Neuromuscular junction
Definition noun A chemical synapse between a motoneuron and a muscle fiber, through which a signal is transmitted that... Read More
Belt desmosome
Definition noun, plural: belt desmosomes A type of desmosome characterized by a belt-like rivet between neighboring... Read More
Idiojunctional rhythm
Idiojunctional rhythm --> idionodal rhythm An independent rhythm, the ventricles being under control of the a-v node (a-v... Read More
Petrified Wood : The World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns, and Cycads
Petrified Wood : The World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns, and Cycads ... 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
Spot desmosome
Definition noun, plural: spot desmosomes A type of desmosome characterized by a circular or spot-like rivet between... 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
Hemidesmosome
Definition noun, plural: hemidesmosomes A type of anchoring junction between neighboring cells forming a rivet-like links... Read More
Sarcolemma
Sarcolemma Definition What is the sarcolemma? It is the thin, transparent, extensible plasma membrane of the muscle cell.... Read More
Integumentary system
Integumentary System Definition The integumentary system is the outermost layer of the body. The animal body, in... Read More
Electrical synapse
Definition noun A form of synapse between two apposed neurons in which nerve impulse transmission is rapid and occurs by... Read More
Efferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: efferent neurons A neuron with an axon that carries nerve impulses peripherally, and innervates... Read More
Muscular system
Muscular System Definition What is the muscular system? The muscular system is a system that includes muscle cells and... Read More
Macula adherens
Definition noun A type of anchoring junction between neighboring cells forming a plaquelike site on the cell... Read More
Sternal angle
sternal angle The angle between the manubrium and the body of the sternum at the manubriosternal junction. Marks the level... Read More
Cell Structure
The interior of human cells is divided into the nucleus and the cytoplasm. The nucleus is a spherical or oval-shaped... Read More
Hilar lymph node
Definition noun, plural: hilar lymph nodes Any of the lymph nodes in the hilum or the triangular depression or indented... Read More
Ventricular syncytium
Definition noun A network of cardiac muscle cells connected by gap junctions that allows coordinate contraction of the... Read More
Atrial syncytium
Definition noun A network of cardiac muscle cells connected by gap junctions that allows coordinate contraction of the... Read More
Prophase I
Organisms all use mitosis to create more cells in the body. Meiosis, a similar process, is used in some organisms to undergo... Read More
SENI Biometric Analysis on the extinct Scincidae species: Macroscincus coctei (underlined)
Brian L. Schnirel Leeway Corucia Research Center (LCRC) Courtesy: Polyphemos (2004) Introduction: It has been... Read More
Hyperpolarization
Definition noun The process or act of making the membrane potential of a cell more negative Supplement Hyperpolarization is... Read More
External urethral orifice
Definition noun The meatus of the urethra where urine is excreted in both males and females, and where semen is ejected in... 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
Endomembrane system
Ever wondered how biomolecules are made within the cell and then they are released outside the cell for use by the body?... Read More