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reticular tissue — n RETICULUM (2a) * * * reticulated tissue connective tissue consisting of reticular cells and fibers … Medical dictionary
Reticular connective tissue — Older textbooks typically refer to elastic and reticular connective tissues as specialized connective tissues. Reticular connective tissue is a type of loose irregular connective tissue and has a network of reticular fibers (fine type III… … Wikipedia
Reticular cell — A reticular cell produces reticular fibers and surrounds the fibers with its cytoplasm, which isolates the fiber from other components of the tissues or cells. Reticular cells are found in many tissues including the spleen, lymph nodes, and lymph … Wikipedia
Reticular fiber — Reticular fibers or reticulin is a histological term used to describe a type of structural fiber composed of type III collagen. Reticular fibers crosslink to form a fine meshwork (reticulum). This network acts as a supporting mesh in soft tissues … Wikipedia
reticular activating system — n a part of the reticular formation that extends from the brain stem to the midbrain and thalamus with connections distributed throughout the cerebral cortex and that controls the degree of activity of the central nervous system (as in… … Medical dictionary
reticular formation — n a mass of nerve cells and fibers situated primarily in the brain stem and functioning upon stimulation esp. in arousal of the organism called also reticular substance * * * a network of nerve pathways and nuclei throughout the brainstem,… … Medical dictionary
Reticular formation — Brain: reticular formation Coronal section of the pons, at its upper part. (Formatio reticularis labeled at left.) … Wikipedia
Reticular activating system — Infobox Brain Name = Reticular activating system Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Deep dissection of brain stem. Ventral view. (Reticular formation labeled near center.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType … Wikipedia
reticular lamina — The lower region of extracellular matrix underlying an epithelial monolayer, separated from the basal surface of the epithelial cells by the basal lamina. The reticular lamina contains fibrillar elements (collagen, elastin etc.) and is probably… … Dictionary of molecular biology
reticular formation — noun Date: 1887 a mass of nerve cells and fibers situated primarily in the brain stem and functioning upon stimulation especially in arousal of the organism … New Collegiate Dictionary
