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111Gamma motoneuron — Neuron: Gamma motorneuron A muscle spindle, with γ motor and Ia sensory fibers NeuroLex ID …
112Golgi tendon organ — Organ of Golgi (neurotendinous spindle) from the human tendo calcaneus. Latin organum sensorium tendinis Gray s …
113DNA damage theory of aging — The DNA damage theory of aging proposes that aging is a consequence of unrepaired DNA damage accumulation. Damage in this context includes chemical reactions that mutate DNA and/or interfere with DNA replication. Although both mitochondrial and… …
114Spinal nerve — Nerve: Spinal nerve The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots Scheme showin …
115Stretch reflex — The stretch reflex (myotatic reflex) is a muscle contraction in response to stretching within the muscle. It is a monosynaptic reflex which provides automatic regulation of skeletal muscle length. When a muscle lengthens, the muscle spindle is… …
116diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …
117Cancer pain — Pain is a symptom frequently associated with cancer. Cancer can cause pain by irritating or damaging nerves, by stimulating nociceptors (pain sensitive nerve fibers), or by releasing chemicals that make nociceptors respond to normally non painful …
118neurofibrae somaticae — [TA] somatic nerve fibers: nerve fibers that innervate skeletal muscles and somatic tissues. They either stimulate and activate the muscle or tissue (somatic efferent fibers) or receive sensory impulses from them (somatic afferent fibers). Called …
119Morvan's syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G60.8 ICD 9 336.0 …
120Autonomic nervous system — The autonomic nervous system Blue = parasympathetic Red = sympathetic Latin divisio autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous syste …
