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Neuroscience

Neuroscience is a branch of biology concerned with the study of the nervous system, the brain and the links between brain activities and behaviors.

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Biology; Neuroscience

One of a series of more or less similar anterior-posterior units that make up segmental animals.

Pons

Biology; Neuroscience

One of the three components of the brainstem, lying between the midbrain rostrally and the medulla caudally.

Cerebellum

Biology; Neuroscience

Prominent hindbrain structure concerned with motor coordination, posture, and balance. Composed of a three-layered cortex and deep nuclei; attached to the brainstem by the cerebellar peduncles.

Golgi tendon organs (GTO)

Biology; Neuroscience

Receptors at the interface of muscle and tendon that provide mechanosensory information to the central nervous system about muscle tension.

Olfactory epithelium

Biology; Neuroscience

Pseudostratified epithelium that contains olfactory receptor cells, supporting cells, and mucussecreting glands.

Integral membrane proteins

Biology; Neuroscience

Proteins that possess hydrophobic domains that are inserted into membranes.

Ionotropic receptors

Biology; Neuroscience

Receptors in which the ligand binding site is an integral part of the receptor molecule.

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