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Blanca Guzman
Weeks 6-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carbonic anhydrase | the enzyme that converts carbon dioxide into carbonic acid, and can also reverse the reaction. |
| erthropoiesis | process of red blood cell formation |
| Astrocyte | Start shaped neuroglial cell |
| Dendrite | branching or treelike nerve cell process that receives input from other neurons and transmits toward the cell body or toward the axon in a unipolar neuron. |
| endoneurium | thin wrapping of fibrous connective tissues that surrounds each axon in a nerve. |
| amygdaloid nucleus | basal nucleus (region of gray matter of the deep cerebrum) at the tip of the caudate nucleus, alternate names of amygdala. |
| arbor vitae | Internal white matter of the cerebellum |
| basal nucleus | any of the islands of gray matter located in the cerebrum of the brain that are responsible for repetitive movements and postures, aka basal ganglion aka cerbral nucelus. |
| brachial plexus | nerve plexus located deep in the shoulder that innervate the lower part of the shoulder and the entire arm. |
| cervical plexus | plexus located deep within the neck, innervates muscles and skin of the neck, upper shoulder, and part of the head. |
| acetylcholine | type of neurotransmitter used by motor neurons at neuromuscular junctions to stimulate muscle contraction at or in some autonomic synapses. in ganglionic synapses, at all parasympathetic effectors, and at some sympathetic effectors. |
| cholinergic | adjective describing a structure that functions with acetylcholine (ACH) as a nerve fiber that release ach or a receptor triggered by ach |
| collateral ganglion | sympathetic, prevertebral ganglion, named for nearby blood vessels. |
| gamma motor neuron | stimulate contraction of the striated ends of the muscle spindle fiber. |
| golgi tendon organ | sensory organ imbedded in muscle tendons made up of sensory neurons (golgi tendon receptors) that are encapsulated with collagen bundles aka tendon organ). |
| basilar membrane | spiral membrane- |
| cerumen | ear wax |