- law of reciprocal innervation
- Sherrington's l. (def. 2).
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Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation — Sherrington s law of reciprocal innervation, also called Sherrington s law II explains how a muscle will relax when its opposite muscle (e.g., bicep/tricep) is activated. René Descartes had hypothesized as much in 1626. Fact|date=May 2008ee… … Wikipedia
Reciprocal innervation — René Descartes (1596 1650) was one of the first to conceive a model of reciprocal innervation (in 1626) as the principle that provides for the control of agonist and antagonist muscles. Reciprocal innervation describes skeletal muscles as… … Wikipedia
Hering's law of equal innervation — is used to explain the conjugacy of eye movements (saccades) in stereoptic animals. The law proposes that conjugacy of saccades is due to innate connections in which the eye muscles responsible for each eye s movements are innervated equally. The … Wikipedia
law — 1. A principle or rule. 2. A statement of fact detailing a sequence or relation of phenomena that is invariable under given conditions. SEE ALSO: principle, rule, theorem. [A.S. lagu] Alexander l. states that a jerky nystagmus becomes worse when… … Medical dictionary
Sherrington's law — 1. every posterior spinal nerve root supplies a special region of the skin, although fibers from adjacent spinal segments may invade such a region. 2. when a muscle receives a nerve impulse to contract, its antagonist receives simultaneously an… … Medical dictionary
Charles Scott Sherrington — Sir Charles Scott Sherrington Born 27 November 1857(1857 11 27) Islington … Wikipedia
Extraocular muscles — MRI scan showing lateral and medial rectus muscles. Latin musculi externi bulbi oculi Origin … Wikipedia
Antagonist (muscle) — An antagonist is a classification used to describe a muscle that acts in opposition to the specific movement generated by the agonist and is responsible for returning a limb to its initial position.Antagonistic pairsAntagonistic muscles are found … Wikipedia
Eye movement (sensory) — For other uses, see Eye movement (disambiguation). Eye movement is the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes, helping in acquiring, fixating and tracking visual stimuli. It may also compensate for a body movement, such as when moving the… … Wikipedia
ley de inervación recíproca — Eng. Law of reciprocal innervation Ver ley de Sherrington … Diccionario de oftalmología
