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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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