Alpha motor neuron — Infobox Anatomy Name = Alpha motor neuron Latin = GraySubject = 190 GrayPage = Caption = Alpha motor neurons are derived from the basal plate (basal lamina) of the developing embryo. Width = 200 Caption2 = System = Central nervous system… … Wikipedia
Ribbon synapse — Latin synapsis fasciolaris Code TH H2.00.06.2.00024 Ribbon synapse is a type of synapse linking some particular neuronal cells, which have unique features, such as their morphology, mechanisms of multivesicular release and calcium channel positio … Wikipedia
Synaptic vesicle — Neuron A (transmitting) to neuron B (receiving) 1. Mitochondria 2. synaptic vesicle with neurotransmitters 3. Autoreceptor 4. Synapse with neurotransmitter released (serotonin) 5. Postsynaptic receptors activated by neurotransmitter (induction of … Wikipedia
Schwann cell — Structure of a typical neuron Schwann cells wrapped around an axon Dendrite … Wikipedia
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respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
Neural oscillation — is rhythmic or repetitive neural activity in the central nervous system. Neural tissue can generate oscillatory activity in many ways, driven either by mechanisms localized within individual neurons or by interactions between neurons. In… … Wikipedia
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Pectoralis major muscle — Pectoralis major Pectoralis major Gray s subject #122 436 … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium