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(neuroscience) of or relating to or resembling a dendrite; "dendritic fiber"
Synapticadjective(neuroscience) of or involving synapses
5-hydroxytryptaminenouna neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
Action potentialnounthe local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
Afferent neuronnouna neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Axonnounlong nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Axonenounlong nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Central nervous systemnounthe portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
CNSnounthe portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Dendritenounshort fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
Dopaminenouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names D…
Dopastatnouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names D…
Efferent neuronnouna neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Glial cellnouna cell of the neuroglia
Intropinnouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names D…
Medullanouna white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Medulla spinalisnouna major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure exte…
Motoneuronnouna neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Motor nerve fibernouna neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Motor neuronnouna neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Myelinnouna white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Myelinenouna white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Nerve cellnouna cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
Neurogliacytenouna cell of the neuroglia
Neuroglial cellnouna cell of the neuroglia
Neuronnouna cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
Neurosciencenounthe scientific study of the nervous system
Peripheral nervous systemnounthe section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord
Sensory neuronnouna neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Serotoninnouna neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
Spinal cordnouna major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure exte…
synapsenounthe junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neur…
Systema nervosum centralenounthe portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Systema nervosum periphericumnounthe section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord
Brainnounthat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Encephalonnounthat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Astrocytenouncomparatively large neuroglial cell
Brain cellnouna nerve cell in the brain
Brain sciencenounthe branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
Cognitive neurosciencenounthe branch of neuroscience that studies the biological foundations of mental phenomena
Gangliocytenouna nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of gla…
Ganglion cellnouna nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of gla…
Microgliacytenouna cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue
Myoneural junctionnounthe junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
Neuromuscular junctionnounthe junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
Neurophysiologynounthe branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system
Oligodendrocytenouna cell of the oligodendroglia
