pineal peduncle
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Peduncle — Pe*dun cle, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus, dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p[ e]doncule.] 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. [1913 Webster] Note: The ultimate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
habenula — 1. SYN: frenulum. 2. [TA] In neuroanatomy, the term originally denoted the stalk of the pineal gland (pineal h.; pedunculus of pineal body), but gradually came to refer to a neighboring group of nerve cells with which the … Medical dictionary
Головной мозг — (encephalon) (рис. 258) располагается в полости мозгового черепа. Средний вес мозга взрослого человека составляет примерно 1350 г. Он имеет овоидную форму из за выступающих лобных и затылочных полюсов. На наружной выпуклой верхнелатеральной… … Атлас анатомии человека
List of anatomical topics — This page aims to list articles related to anatomy. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but is), please update the page accordingly. NOTOC A… … Wikipedia
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
pedunculus — SYN: pedicle (2). [Mod. L. dim. of pes, foot] p. cerebellaris inferior [TA] SYN: inferior cerebellar peduncle. p. cerebellaris medius [TA] SYN: middle cerebellar peduncle. p. cerebellaris superior [TA] SYN: superior … Medical dictionary
Neuromodulation — In Neuromodulation several classes of neurotransmitters regulate diverse populations of central nervous system neurons (one neuron uses different neurotransmitters to connect to several neurons). This is in contrast to direct synaptic… … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
stalk — A narrowed connection with a structure or organ. allantoic s. the narrow connection between the intraembryonic portion of the allantois and the extraembryonic allantoic vesicle … Medical dictionary
Habenula — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane. Habenula is not labeled directly, but after expanding, look to region with habenular commissure , pineal body … Wikipedia
