Search Results for: sensation
Somatosensation
Definition noun A somatosensory sensation; the perception of sensory stimuli coming from the skin that involves senses of... Read More
Integumentary system
Integumentary System Definition The integumentary system is the outermost layer of the body. The animal body, in... Read More
Anaesthetic
Definition noun, plural: anesthetics (pharmacology) A drug or an agent that is used to produce temporary and partial loss of... Read More
Afferent Nerve
Afferent Nerve Definition The word ‘aferent’ means "steering or conducting something towards a destination". The... Read More
Thalassophobia
Among many psychological and psychiatric disorders, one is the fear of the ocean and the fear of deep water, which in... Read More
Scratch reflex
Definition noun, plural: scratch reflexes (1) A spinal reflex characterized by a response to the activation of sensory... Read More
Neurogastronomy
Definition noun A discipline that is concerned with how the brain perceives food and flavor and how the latter affects... Read More
Young-helmholtz theory of colour vision
'''Young-helmholtz theory of color vision A theory that there are three perceiving elements in the retina: red, green, and... Read More
Centrosome
Centrosome Definition What is a centrosome? The centrosome is considered to be the main microtubule-organizing... Read More
Cenesthesia
Cenesthesia The general sense of bodily existence; the sensation caused by the functioning of the internal organs. Synonym:... Read More
Law of specific nerve energies
<a href="https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/law-of-specific">nerve energies --> Muller's law Each type... Read More
Sensory Systems
A sensory system is a part of the nervous system consisting of sensory receptors that receive stimuli from the internal and... Read More
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More
Sensibility
sensibility Origin: Cf. F. Sensibilite, LL. Sensibilitas. 1. (Science: physiology) The quality or state of being sensible,... Read More
Malpighian layer
Definition noun The lower layer of epidermis consisting of non-keratinized, viable cells, in contrast to the outer (upper)... Read More
Papillary dermis
Definition noun The more superficial layer of the dermis that intertwines with the rete ridges of the epidermis, and is made... Read More
Regulation of Organic Metabolism, Growth and Energy Balance
Organic Metabolism Events of Absorptive and Post-absorptive States. The absorptive state is the period during which... Read More
Thermal sense
thermal sense --> thermoesthesia The ability to distinguish differences of temperature. Synonym: temperature sense,... Read More
Basal surface
Definition noun (histology) The edge of the cell or tissue facing the underlying connective tissue (dentistry) The... Read More
Afferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: afferent neurons A type of neuron that detects stimulus from the periphery and relays nerve... Read More
Sensory neuron
Definition noun, plural: sensory neurons A type of neuron that transmits sensory nerve impulses Supplement The neurons are... Read More
Graphesthesia
Definition noun The ability of an individual to recognize writing on the skin (such as on the palm of the hand) purely by... Read More
Supraliminal stimulus
Definition noun, plural: supraliminal stimuli A stimulus above the threshold of sensation or of awareness Supplement In... Read More
Thermoanesthesia
thermoanesthesia Loss of the temperature sense or of the ability to distinguish between heat and cold; insensibility to heat... Read More
Hypoalgesia
Definition noun A decreased sensitivity to painful stimuli. Supplement Hypoalgesia is the decreased sensitivity to pain. It... Read More
Animal cell
An animal cell is the fundamental functional unit of life of animals. It is also the basic unit of reproduction. Animal... Read More
Autocrine signaling
Autocrine Signaling Definition What is autocrine signaling? Autocrine signaling is a type of cell signaling wherein a cell... Read More
Temperature
Temperature (Science: chemistry) temperature is proportional to the average random kinetic energy of ideal gases. The degree... Read More