vasomotor centre
1vasomotor centre — a collection of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata that receives information from sensory receptors in the circulatory system (see baroreceptor) and brings about reflex changes in the rate of the heartbeat and in the diameter of blood vessels,… …
2vasomotor centre — a collection of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata that receives information from sensory receptors in the circulatory system (see baroreceptor) and brings about reflex changes in the rate of the heartbeat and in the diameter of blood vessels,… …
3centre — /ˈsɛntə / (say sentuh) noun 1. Geometry the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equidistant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equidistant from the vertices. 2. a point, pivot,… …
4Центр Сосудодвигательный (Vasomotor Centre) — скопление нервных клеток в продолговатом мозге, которые получают информацию от барорецепторов кровеносной системы, вызывая рефлекторные изменения частоты сердечных сокращений и просвета кровеносных сосудов, в результате чего у человека… …
5ЦЕНТР СОСУДОДВИГАТЕЛЬНЫЙ — (vasomotor centre) скопление нервных клеток в продолговатом мозге, которые получают информацию от барорецепторов кровеносной системы, вызывая рефлекторные изменения частоты сердечных сокращений и просвета кровеносных сосудов, в результате чего у… …
6Cushing reflex — (also referred to as the vasopressor response, the Cushing effect, the Cushing reaction, the Cushing phenomenon, the Cushing response, or Cushing s Law) is a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure (ICP) that… …
7Vasoconstriction — Narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contracting of the muscular wall of the vessels. The opposite of vasodilation. * * * Narrowing of the blood vessel s. active v. reduced caliber of a vessel caused by increased tonus in the smooth… …
8vasoactive — Influencing the tone and caliber of blood vessel s. * * * va·so·ac·tive .vā zō ak tiv adj affecting the blood vessels esp. in respect to the degree of their relaxation or contraction va·so·ac·tiv·i·ty ak tiv ət ē n, pl ties * * * adj. affecting… …
9vasodilatation — SYN: vasodilation. * * * n. an increase in the diameter of blood vessels, especially arteries. This results from activation of the vasomotor centre in the brain, which brings about relaxation of the arterial walls and a consequent lowering of… …
10carotid sinus — n a small but richly innervated arterial enlargement that is located near the point in the neck where the common carotid artery divides into the internal and the external carotid arteries and that functions in the regulation of heart rate and… …
