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Search Results for: olfactory nerve

Definition noun, plural: olfactory nerves The cranial nerve comprised of sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses for the... Read More

Definition noun, plural: cranial nerves Any of the paired nerves emerging from the brain (including the brainstem but not... Read More

Definition noun, plural: vagus nerves A small cranial nerve that courses anteriorly along the olfactory... Read More

Nervous Tissue Definition Nerve cells (or neurons) and their associated cells, such as neuroglia cells, make up nervous... Read More

Definition noun, plural: sense organs An organ or structure that has nerve endings capable of detecting and reacting to a... Read More

A sensory system is a part of the nervous system consisting of sensory receptors that receive stimuli from the internal and... Read More

olfactory receptor cells Very slender nerve cell's, with large nuclei and surmounted by six to eight long, sensitive cilia... Read More

Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More

We can detect hot or cold environments using our sense of temperature. When the temperature is too hot, sweating... Read More

A biological cell is a membrane-bound structure that occurs as a functional independent unit of life (such as in unicellular... Read More

An animal cell is the fundamental functional unit of life of animals. It is also the basic unit of reproduction. Animal... Read More

An epithelium is a type of animal tissue made up of densely packed cells (called epithelial cells) that rest on a basement... Read More

Cilia Definition Cilia are hair-like structures found on the surface of many types of cells, including some mammalian... Read More

Definition noun, plural: chemoreceptors (1) A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell, or taste, that are able to... Read More