Vi fant 1 definisjoner av neural structure på engelsk.
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| neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system | ||
| anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | ||
| corpus mamillare, mamillary body, mammillary body one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix | ||
| ganglion an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons | ||
| reflex arc the neural path of a reflex | ||
| nerve center, nerve centre, centre, center a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" | ||
| cerebral hemisphere, hemisphere either half of the cerebrum | ||
| piriform area, piriform lobe, pyriform area, pyriform lobe pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon | ||
| olfactory bulb one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities | ||
| encephalon, brain that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | ||
| neencephalon, neoencephalon the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts | ||
| palaeencephalon, paleencephalon, paleoencephalon the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex | ||
| cerebellum a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans | ||
| cerebellar hemisphere either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum | ||
| vermis, vermis cerebelli the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres | ||
| paleocerebellum the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals | ||
| cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum | ||
| geniculate body one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex | ||
| cerebrum anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans | ||
| medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" | ||
| forebrain, prosencephalon the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube | ||
| hippocampus seahorses | ||
| cingulate gyrus, gyrus cinguli a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system | ||
| telencephalon the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus | ||
| betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | ||
| limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior | ||
| subthalamus the ventral part of the thalamus | ||
| thalamus large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon | ||
| hypothalamus a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system | ||
| mesencephalon, midbrain the middle portion of the brain | ||
| locus niger, nucleus niger, substantia nigra a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease | ||
| hindbrain, rhombencephalon the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem | ||
| myelencephalon the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults | ||
| pons varolii, pons a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain | ||
| brain-stem, brain stem, brainstem the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus | ||
| nucleus a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | ||
| radiation the act of spreading outward from a central source | ||
| medulla spinalis, spinal cord a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region | ||