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Remembering one year later: Role of the amygdala and the medial temporal lobe memory system in retrieving emotional memories
Remembering one year later: Role of the amygdala and the medial temporal lobe memory system in retrieving emotional memories... Read More
Swim Bladder Ideas, Anatomy and Images
by Dr Erik Johnson People are writing some strange stuff, that would scare any normal person. I read about... Read More
Lobar pneumonia
Definition noun (pathology) A type of pneumonia that affects the lobe or an enormous section of a lung, and is often caused... Read More
Bronchopulmonary lymph node
Definition noun, plural: bronchopulmonary lymph nodes Any of the many lymph nodes located in the hilum of each lung, and... Read More
Neuropodia
Definition (zoology) Plural form of neuropodium, the ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium (neuroanatomy) synaptic... Read More
Mononuclear leukocyte
Definition noun, plural: mononuclear leukocytes A leukocyte characterized by having a nucleus with only one lobe, as opposed... Read More
The Conscious & Unconscious Nervous System – Quiz
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Anterior pituitary
Definition noun, plural: anterior pituitaries The fleshy glandular anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that releases... Read More
Sarcopterygian
Definition noun, plural: Actinopterygians Any of a group of Osteichthyes characterized primarily by their lobed... Read More
The Anatomy Of Sarcasm: Researchers Reveal How The Brain Handles This Complex Communication
WASHINGTON -- The ability to comprehend sarcasm depends upon a carefully orchestrated sequence of complex cognitive skills... Read More
Hypophysis
Definition noun, plural: hypophyses (zoology) The pituitary gland (botany) The topmost cell of the suspensor that forms... Read More
Marginal Hepatectomy in the Rat: From Anatomy to Surgery
Nodir Madrahimov, MD, Olaf Dirsch, MD, Christoph Broelsch, MD, PhD, and Uta Dahmen, MD, PhD From the Department of... Read More
Actinopterygian
Definition noun, plural: Actinopterygians Any of a group of Osteichthyes characterized by possessing lepidotrichia (i.e. fin... Read More
Apractagnosia
Definition noun A type of apraxia characterized by the inability to combine parts of something into a coherent whole,... Read More
Uncinate fit
uncinate fit --> temporal lobe epilepsy seizures with elaborate and multiple sensory, motor, and/or psychic components. A... Read More
Medial longitudinal fissure
Definition noun A median fissure separating the two hemispheres of the vertebrate brain Supplement The cerebrum of... Read More
Williams Syndrome, The Brain And Music
Children with Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, just love music and will spend hours listening to or making... Read More
Sensory Systems – Quiz
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Acromegaly
Acromegaly (Science: endocrinology) a condition that results from the excess production of growth hormone in the anterior... Read More
Cardiac notch of left lung
Cardiac notch of left lung The notch in the anterior border of the superior lobe of the left lung which accommodates the... Read More
Fibrous appendix of liver
Fibrous appendix of liver a fibrous process, into which the tip of the left lobe of the liver may taper out, that passes... 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
Understanding the Venus flytrap through mathematical modelling
Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey mostly insects and arachnids through snap-trap movement. It has a... Read More
Neurosecretion
neurosecretion The release of a secretory substance from the axon terminals of certain nerve cells in the brain into the... Read More
Atopognosia
Atopognosia Atopognosis sensory inattention; inability to locate a sensation properly. Usually caused by a contralateral... Read More
Aggregate fruit
Definition noun A type of fruit that develops from a single flower of many simple pistils. Supplement Examples are... Read More
Aluminium in Brain Tissue in Autism
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental conditions caused by different combinations of genetic and environmental... Read More
Hubs in the Human Fetal Brain Network
Human brain contains highly connected regions called “hubs” that are very important for efficient neuronal signaling and... 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
Somatosensory system
Definition noun A sensory system comprised of neural receptors located mainly in the skin and certain internal organs for... Read More
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Definition noun, plural: melanocyte-stimulating hormones A peptide hormone in vertebrates that primarily regulate melanin... Read More
Uvula vesicae
uvula vesicae --> uvula of bladder A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men,... Read More
On Methuselah’s Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions
On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions ... Read More
Uvula of bladder
uvula of bladder A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the... Read More
Gallbladder
Definition noun A small, pear-shaped, muscular, hollow organ responsible for storing bile, and for creating insulin in the... Read More