Search Results for: lobe
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
Osteichthyes
Definition noun A taxonomic superclass of a diverse group of fish that have skeletons composed primarily of bone... Read More
Actinopterygian
Definition noun, plural: Actinopterygians Any of a group of Osteichthyes characterized by possessing lepidotrichia (i.e. fin... Read More
Hypophysis
Definition noun, plural: hypophyses (zoology) The pituitary gland (botany) The topmost cell of the suspensor that forms... Read More
Sarcopterygian
Definition noun, plural: Actinopterygians Any of a group of Osteichthyes characterized primarily by their lobed... Read More
Medial longitudinal fissure
Definition noun A median fissure separating the two hemispheres of the vertebrate brain Supplement The cerebrum of... Read More
Uncinate fit
uncinate fit --> temporal lobe epilepsy seizures with elaborate and multiple sensory, motor, and/or psychic components. A... Read More
Apractagnosia
Definition noun A type of apraxia characterized by the inability to combine parts of something into a coherent whole,... Read More
Sensory Systems – Quiz
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Tuber omentale
tuber omentale An eminence on the visceral surface of the left hepatic lobe to the left of the fossa for the ductus venosus,... 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
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
Atopognosia
Atopognosia Atopognosis sensory inattention; inability to locate a sensation properly. Usually caused by a contralateral... Read More
Acromegaly
Acromegaly (Science: endocrinology) a condition that results from the excess production of growth hormone in the anterior... Read More
On Methuselah’s Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions
On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions ... 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
Theory of Neuroscience
Nezih OKTAR Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) 2006, Volume 23, Number 3, Page(s) 155-158. An Open Access... Read More
An introduction to Homeostasis
Researched and Written by Jonjo Minns Submitted to biologyonline.com on February 25, 2009. Published in biologyonline.com... Read More
Tractus temporopontinus
tractus temporopontinus --> temporopontine tract A fibre group originating in the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe,... Read More
Castration cells
Castration cells Altered basophilic cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary that develop following castration; the body... Read More
Pituitary gland
Definition noun, plural: pituitary glands An endocrine gland situated off the bottom of the hypothalamus, and acts as the... Read More
Mosaic egg
mosaic egg (Science: biology) at one time a distinction was drawn between those organisms in which the egg seemed to have a... Read More