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motor root — n a nerve root containing only motor fibers specif VENTRAL ROOT compare SENSORY ROOT … Medical dictionary
Motor — Something that produces or refers to motion. For example, a motor neuron is a nerve cell that conveys an impulse to muscle for contraction, which moves a joint. * * * 1. In anatomy and physiology, denoting those neural structures which by the… … Medical dictionary
motor nucleus — any collection of cells of the central nervous system giving origin to motor fibers of a nerve … Medical dictionary
motor root — noun : a nerve root containing only motor fibers; specifically : the ventral root of a spinal nerve … Useful english dictionary
Motor unit recruitment — is the progressive activation of a muscle by successive recruitment of contractile units (motor units) to accomplish increasing gradations of contractile strength. A motor unit consists of one motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it… … Wikipedia
motor unit — n a motor neuron together with the muscle fibers on which it acts * * * the unit of motor activity formed by a motor nerve cell and its many innervated muscle fibers … Medical dictionary
Motor (disambiguation) — Motor is a device that creates motion. It usually refers to an engine of some kind. It may also specifically refer to: Electric motor, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion AC motor, an electric motor that is driven by… … Wikipedia
Motor protein — Motor proteins are a class of molecular motors that are able to move along the surface of a suitable substrate. They are powered by the hydrolysis of ATP and convert chemical energy into mechanical work. Contents 1 Cellular functions 2 Diseases… … Wikipedia
Motor — may refer to: *Engine **Motor car or automobile **Motor vehicle **Motorcycle, a term used by police officers to refer to their official duty motorcycles *Motor system, the physiological system that is responsible for physical movement **Motor… … Wikipedia
Motor — Mo tor, Motory Mo to*ry, Motorial Mo*to ri*al, a. [L. motorius that has motion. See {Motor}, n.] Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
