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Nervous system
The organ system which, along with the endocrine system, correlates the adjustments and reactions of the organism to its internal and external enviroment.
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Tuber cinereum
Anatomy; Nervous system
The tuber cinereum is an elevated mound of grey substance between the optic chiasma and the mammillary bodies. On the sides, it is bounded by the optic tracts and the cerebral peduncles. It is ...
Neurons
Anatomy; Nervous system
Neurons or neurones are the core constituents of the nervous system (this was discovered by the Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal in the 20th century). They are formed by a body (soma), ...
Dorsal branch of ulnar nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The dorsal branch of ulnar nerve arises about 5 cm. proximal to the wrist; it passes backward beneath the Flexor carpi ulnaris, perforates the deep fascia, and, running along the ulnar side of the ...
Dorsal nerve of the penis
Anatomy; Nervous system
The dorsal nerve of the penis is the deepest division of the pudendal nerve; it accompanies the internal pudendal artery along the ramus of the ischium; it then runs forward along the margin of the ...
Dorsal nerve of clitoris
Anatomy; Nervous system
The dorsal nerve of the clitoris is a nerve in females that branches off the pudendal nerve to innervate the clitoris.
Dorsal scapular nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The dorsal scapular nerve arises from the brachial plexus, usually from the plexus root.
Femoral nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The femoral nerve, the largest branch of the lumbar plexus, arises from the dorsal divisions of the ventral rami of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves. It descends through the fibres of the ...
