Master Index of Terms
Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3
After each term is a descriptor detailing whether the link
sends you to a definition, explanation or mere use of a term.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
DEFINED
Links to definition of term |
EXPLAINED
Links to term being explained in text or graphic |
USED
Links to term being merely used, not defined or explained |
| TERMS |
SECTION I |
SECTION II |
SECTION III |
SECTION IV |
5-HT |
explained |
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| 5-HT receptors |
explained |
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| 5-HTP |
used |
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| 5-hydroxytryptophane (5-HTP) |
used |
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| 5-hydroxytryptamine biosynthesis (5-HT) |
explained |
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|
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| a-toxins |
used |
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| a-bungarotoxin |
used |
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| a-receptors |
defined |
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| AADC |
explained |
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| Abducens interneurons |
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|
used
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| Abducens nucleus |
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|
defined |
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| Abduction |
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|
defined |
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| Absolute refractory period |
defined |
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| Accommodation |
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|
explained
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| Accommodation neural circuit |
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|
explained
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| Accommodation response |
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|
defined |
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| Acetylcholine (ACh) |
used
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| Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) |
used, used, explained |
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| Acetyl-CoA |
used |
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| ACh |
used |
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| AChE |
used, used, explained |
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| ACh receptor |
explained |
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| Actin microfilaments |
used |
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| Action potential |
explained |
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| Activation of potassium channels |
explained |
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| Active zone |
explained |
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| Acute pain |
|
defined
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|
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| Adduction |
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|
defined |
|
| Adenylate cyclase |
explained |
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|
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| Adenylyl cyclase |
used |
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| Adrenaline |
explained |
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| Adrenal medulla |
used, used |
|
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| Affective disorders - norepinephrine |
explained |
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| Affective disorders - serotonin |
explained |
|
|
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| Aggression |
explained |
|
|
|
| Agonist |
used |
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| Agrin |
explained |
|
|
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| Akinesia |
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|
used, defined |
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| Allodynia |
|
defined |
|
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| Alpha motor neurons |
|
|
used, explained, used
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| Alpha-gamma coactivation |
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|
defined, defined |
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| Alzheimer's disease |
used, used, defined |
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|
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Amacrine cells
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|
used, explained |
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| Amacrine cell types |
|
used |
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| Amblyopia |
|
defined |
|
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| Amino acids |
explained |
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| Amphetamine |
explained, used |
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|
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| Anatomy of catecholamine |
explained |
|
|
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| Anatomy of the neuromuscular junction |
used |
|
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| Angina pectoris |
used |
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|
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| Annulospiral endings |
|
|
used |
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| Ansa lenticularis |
|
|
explained
|
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| Anterior corticospinal tract |
|
|
defined, explained
|
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| Anterior lobe |
|
|
explained
|
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| Anterior paracentral lobule |
|
|
used |
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| Anterograde transport |
used |
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|
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| Antihistamines |
explained |
|
|
|
| Antipsychotic drugs |
used |
|
|
|
| Apraxia |
|
|
defined, defined |
|
| Archispinothalamic pathway/tract |
|
explained |
|
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| Argyll Robertson response |
|
|
defined |
|
| Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) |
explained |
|
|
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| Ascending pain suppression mechanism |
|
explained |
|
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| Ascending tracts |
|
explained |
|
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| Association cortex |
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|
defined explained |
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| Association cortex damage |
|
explained |
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| Associativity |
explained |
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| Asthma |
used |
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| Astigmatism |
|
explained |
|
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| Astrocytes |
used |
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| Ataxia |
|
|
defined
|
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| Athetosis |
|
|
defined |
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| Auditory nerve |
|
explained |
|
|
| Auditory system |
|
explained |
|
|
| Autogenic inhibition reflex |
|
|
explained |
|
| Autonomic dysfunction |
explained |
|
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| Autonomic functions |
used |
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| Autonomic ganglia |
used |
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| Autonomic nervous system |
explained |
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| Autoreceptors |
explained, used |
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| Autosomal dominant-phenotype |
explained |
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| Autosomal recessive-phenotype |
explained |
|
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| Axosomatic synapse |
explained |
|
|
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| Axoaxonic synapse |
defined, explained |
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| Axodendritic |
used |
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| Axodendritic synapse |
defined, explained |
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| Axolemma |
used, defined |
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| Axon |
explained |
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| Axon collaterales |
defined |
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| Axon hillock |
defined, used |
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|
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| Axon pathfinding |
defined |
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| Axoplasmic transport |
explained |
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| Axosomatic |
used |
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| Axosomatic synapse |
defined, explained |
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| Babinski sign |
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|
defined |
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| Ballismus |
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|
defined |
|
| Barbiturates |
used |
|
|
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| Basal cells |
|
used |
|
|
| Basal ganglia |
|
|
explained, used, used |
|
| Basal lamina |
used, explained |
|
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| BDNF |
used |
|
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| Benzodiazephines |
used |
|
|
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| b-receptors |
defined |
|
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| b Responses |
used |
|
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|
| Betz cells |
|
|
used |
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| Binocular field |
|
|
used |
|
| Binocular fusion |
|
defined |
|
|
| Biological warfare |
used |
|
|
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| Bipolar cell receptive field |
|
defined |
|
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| Bipolar cells |
defined |
explained |
|
|
| Black widow spider venom |
used |
|
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| Blood brain barrier |
used |
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| Botulinum toxin |
used |
|
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| Brachium conjunctivum |
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|
defined
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| Brachium of the superior colliculus |
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|
used
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| Brachium pontis |
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|
defined
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| Bradykinesia |
|
|
used, defined |
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| Brain stem |
|
defined, explained, used |
|
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| Brainstem reticular formation |
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|
explained |
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| Breakdown |
used |
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| Burning pain |
|
explained
|
|
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| Cadherins |
explained |
|
|
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| Calcarine cortex damage |
|
defined |
|
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| Calcium hypotheses for chemical synaptic transmission |
used |
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| Caloric nystagmus |
|
defined |
|
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| cAMP |
used |
|
|
|
| cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
used, used |
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| Candidate gene |
defined |
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| Carboxypeptidase |
used |
|
|
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| Catechol |
defined |
|
|
|
| Catecholamines |
defined |
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|
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| Catechol-0-methyl-transferase (COMT) |
used |
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|
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| Caudal system |
explained |
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| Caudate nucleus |
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|
used |
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| Cell adhesion molecules |
explained |
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| Cell biology |
explained |
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| Cell body |
used |
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|
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| Central auditory system |
|
explained |
|
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| Central canal |
used |
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| Central nervous system |
explained |
explained |
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| Central sulcus |
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|
used |
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| Cerebellar cortex |
|
|
defined
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| Cerebellar deep nuclei |
|
|
defined, used |
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| Cerebellum |
|
|
used, defined, used, used |
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| Cerebral hemispheres |
|
explained |
|
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| Cerebral peduncle |
|
|
used |
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| Cerebralspinal fluid (CSF) |
used |
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| Cerebrocerebellum |
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|
defined |
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| CF |
|
defined |
|
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| Characteristic frequency (CF) |
|
defined |
|
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| Chemoaffinity hypothesis |
explained |
|
|
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| Chemosensory system |
|
used |
|
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| Choline |
explained |
|
|
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| Choline acetyltransferase (CAT) |
explained, used |
|
|
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| Cholinergic pharmacology |
explained |
|
|
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| Chorea |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Choreiform movements |
|
|
explained |
|
| Choroid plexus |
used |
|
|
|
| Chromagranins |
defined |
|
|
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| Chromatin |
used |
|
|
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| Chronic pain |
|
defined
|
|
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| Cilia |
used |
used |
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| Ciliary ganglion |
|
|
explained |
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| Cis face |
used |
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|
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| Cisternae |
used |
|
|
|
| Clasp-knife reflex |
|
|
defined |
|
| Clathrin |
used |
|
|
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| Climbing fibers |
|
|
explained, used |
|
| Clonus |
|
|
explained |
|
| Clostridia bacterial toxins |
used |
|
|
|
| Cobra a-toxin |
used |
|
|
|
| Cocaine |
explained, used |
|
|
|
| Codons |
defined |
|
|
|
| Cognitive deficits |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Cogwheel rigidity |
|
|
defined |
|
| Colchicine |
used |
|
|
|
| COMT |
used |
|
|
|
| COMT inhibitors |
used |
|
|
|
| Concave surface |
used |
|
|
|
| Concave trans face |
used |
|
|
|
| Condensing vacuole |
used |
|
|
|
| Constitutive |
defined |
|
|
|
| Constructional apraxia |
|
|
defined, defined |
|
| Coronary heart disease |
used |
|
|
|
| CNS |
|
explained, explained |
|
|
| CNTF |
used |
|
|
|
| Cochlea |
|
defined
|
|
|
| Cochlear nuclei |
|
used
|
|
|
| Color vision |
|
defined
|
|
|
| Column cells |
|
explained
|
|
|
| Cone-bipolar cell |
|
used
|
|
|
| Cones |
|
used, explained
|
|
|
| Contralesional |
|
defined |
|
|
| Cornea |
|
|
used
|
|
| Corneal eye blink reflex |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Corticobulbar system |
|
|
explained
|
|
Corticospinal system
|
|
|
explained
|
|
| Corticospinal tracts |
|
|
explained |
|
| Cranial motor nuclei |
|
|
used |
|
| Cranial nerves |
|
|
used |
|
| Cranial nerve root damage |
|
explained |
|
|
| Crossed extension reflex |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Crus cerebri |
|
|
used |
|
| CSF |
used |
|
|
|
| Curare |
defined |
|
|
|
| Cytoskeletal element |
used |
|
|
|
| Cytoskeleton |
used |
|
|
|
| DAG |
used |
|
|
|
| DA receptors |
explained |
|
|
|
| Decibels |
|
defined
|
|
|
| Decomposition of movement |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Deep brain stimulation |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Deep tendon reflex |
|
|
used |
|
| Deiter's |
|
used |
|
|
| Dendrite |
explained, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Dendritic spines |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dense core vesicles |
defined |
|
|
|
| Dentate nucleus |
|
|
defined, used |
|
| Dense material |
explained |
|
|
|
| Depth perception |
|
used |
|
|
| Depolarization |
defined |
|
|
|
| Depression |
used |
|
|
|
| Dermatome |
|
defined |
|
|
| Descending pain suppression mechanism |
|
explained |
|
|
| Descending tracts |
|
explained |
|
|
| Diabetic retinopathy |
|
explained |
|
|
| Diacylglycerol (DAG) |
used |
|
|
|
| Diencephalon |
|
defined, explained |
|
|
| Differential splicing |
explained |
|
|
|
| Diffusion |
explained, used |
|
|
|
| Dilator muscle |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Diplopia |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Direct pathway |
|
|
explained, explained, used, used |
|
| Discriminative touch |
|
used |
|
|
| Disorders of movement control |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dissociate anesthesia |
|
defined, used |
|
|
| Diurnal cycle |
used |
|
|
|
| Dock |
defined, used |
|
|
|
| DOPA |
used |
|
|
|
| DOPAC |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dopamine |
explained, explained |
|
used |
|
| Dopamine b hydroxylase |
used, used |
|
|
|
| Dopamine biosynthesis |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dopamine physiological and behavioral actions |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dopaminergic neurons |
|
|
used, used |
|
| Dorsal medullary system |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dorsal mesostriatal pathway |
explained |
|
|
|
| Dorsal noradrenergic bundle |
used |
|
|
|
| Dorsal stream |
|
explained |
|
|
| Dorsolateral pontine nucleus |
|
|
explained |
|
| Dorsomedial |
used |
|
|
|
| Double pain sensation |
|
explained |
|
|
| Dynamic nuclear bag fibers |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Dynamics |
|
|
defined |
|
| Dynein |
used |
|
|
|
| Dysdiadochokinesia |
|
|
defined, defined
|
|
| Dyskinesias |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Dysmetria |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Dystonia |
|
|
defined |
|
| Ear drum |
|
used |
|
|
| Eating disorders |
explained |
|
|
|
| ECM |
used, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Ectodermal |
used |
|
|
|
| Edinger-Westphal nucleus |
|
|
explained |
|
| Endogenous opioids |
|
explained
|
|
|
| Endolymph |
|
defined |
|
|
| Endopeptidase |
used |
|
|
|
| Endoplasmic reticulum |
used, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Endosomal compartment |
used |
|
|
|
| Endosome |
used, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Ependyma |
explained |
|
|
|
| Ependymal cells |
used, explained |
|
|
|
| Epilepsy |
used |
|
|
|
| Epinephrine |
explained |
|
|
|
| Epinephrine anatomy |
explained |
|
|
|
| Epinephrine biosynthesis |
explained |
|
|
|
| EPSP |
defined, used |
|
|
|
| E receptors |
explained |
|
|
|
| Eserine |
used |
|
|
|
| Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSP) |
defined, used |
|
|
|
| Extracellular matrix (ECM) |
used, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Extraocular motor nuclei |
|
explained |
|
|
| Extrastriate cortex damage |
|
explained |
|
|
| Extrinsic plasticity |
defined |
|
|
|
| Exocytosis |
used, used, used |
|
|
|
| Extrafusal fibers |
|
|
defined, explained
|
|
| Extrafusal muscle fibers |
|
|
explained |
|
| Extraocular muscles |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Extrapyramidal disorders |
|
|
defined |
|
| Extrapyramidal motor system |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Extrapyramidal syndrome |
|
|
explained |
|
| Eye blink reflex |
|
|
used |
|
| Eye movements |
|
explained, used |
|
|
| Facial motor neurons |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Facial nerve |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Fasciculus |
|
defined |
|
|
| Fasciculation |
defined |
|
defined |
|
| Fast anterograde axoplasmic transport |
defined |
|
|
|
| Fast axon transport |
explained, used |
|
|
|
| Fast EPSP |
used |
|
|
|
| Fastigial nucleus |
|
|
defined, used |
|
| Fast-twitch
fatigable muscle fibers |
|
|
used
|
|
| Fast-twitch fatique-resistant fibers |
|
|
used |
|
| Feedback control system |
|
|
explained |
|
| Feedforward control system |
|
|
explained |
|
| Fenfluramine |
used |
|
|
|
| Fibrillation |
|
|
explained |
|
| Fibromyalgia |
|
explained |
|
|
| Fibrous astocytes |
explained |
|
|
|
| Filopodia |
explained |
|
|
|
| Fission |
used |
|
|
|
| Flexor reflex |
|
|
explained, used, used, used
|
|
| Flexor-extensor rule |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Flocculonodular lobe |
|
|
explained, used |
|
| Flower spray endings |
|
|
used |
|
| Free radical |
used |
|
|
|
| Frontal eye field |
|
|
explained, explained
|
|
| Functional cloning |
defined |
|
|
|
| Functional segregation |
|
|
explained |
|
| Funiculus |
|
defined |
|
|
| Free nerve endings |
|
explained, defined
|
|
|
| Frequency |
|
explained
|
|
|
| Frontal lobe |
|
defined |
|
|
| GABA |
explained, used |
|
|
|
| GABAA |
defined |
|
|
|
| GABAB |
defined |
|
|
|
| Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) |
explained, used |
|
|
|
| Gamma bias |
|
|
defined
|
|
| Gamma motor neurons |
|
|
explained, used, explained
|
|
| Ganglion |
|
|
used |
|
| Ganglion cells |
|
used
|
|
|
| Ganglion cell response properties |
|
explained
|
|
|
| Gate control theory |
|
defined |
|
|
| Gaze systems |
|
|
explained |
|
| GDP |
used |
|
|
|
| Genetic (linkage) mapping |
defined |
|
|
|
| Germinal epithelium |
used |
|
|
|
| Glial cells |
explained |
|
|
|
| Glial fibrils |
used |
|
|
|
| Glial limitans |
defined |
|
|
|
| Glial scars |
used |
|
|
|
| Globus pallidus |
|
|
used, defined |
|
| Glycine |
defined |
|
|
|
| Glutamic acid decarboxylase |
used |
|
|
|
| Glutaminase |
explained |
|
|
|
| Glutamate |
used, used |
used |
|
|
| Glutamate receptors |
used |
|
|
|
| Glutamine synthase |
explained |
|
|
|
| Glycine |
used |
|
|
|
| Glycine receptor |
explained |
|
|
|
| Glycosylation |
used |
|
|
|
| Gogli apparatus |
used, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Golgi tendon organ(s) |
|
explained, defined |
used, defined, explained, used
|
|
| Gogli type I cells |
explained |
|
|
|
| Gogli type II cells |
explained |
|
|
|
| G protein |
defined, explained, used |
|
|
|
| Granule cell |
|
|
defined |
|
| Group Ia afferents |
|
|
explained |
|
| Group Ib fibers |
|
|
explained, used
|
|
| Group II afferents |
|
|
explained
|
|
| Group III afferents |
|
|
explained, used |
|
| Growth cone |
defined, defined |
|
|
|
| GTP |
used |
|
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