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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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NEOSTIGMINE

otherwise known as Prostigmin which is used in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis and glaucoma.

NEOSTRIATUM

includes the caudate nucleus and the pulamen which form part of the basal ganglia in the born. It is thought

NEOTENY

in the context of evolution is the is the continuation of juvenile characteristics into the adulthood period of an ancestral

NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS

is the resulting condition when the kidneys are incapable of producing the concentration of urea in the nephrons due to

NEPIOPHILIA

describes a strong desire or feeling of sexual arousal by infants, a strand of paedophilia.

NERNST EQUATION

is used to calculate the equilibrium potential at a membrane as proposed by German chemistry, Walther Hermann Nernst (1864 -

NERVE

is a term used to describe a collection of fibres which are found outside the central nervous system, typically sheathed

NERVE BLOCK

is the physical or chemical blocking of a nerve impulse.

NERVE DEAFNESS PERCEPTIVE IMPAIRMENT AND NERVE LOSS SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS

otherwise known as nerve impairment. See adult sensorineural lesions- childhood sensorineural lesions, presbycusis.

NERVE ENDING

is the termination point of an axon of which there are many types, for example the howlerspray ending and muscle

NERVE FIBER

is the axon of a neuron itself which extend from the cell body of the neuron, find roughly midway between

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR (NGF)

stimulates growth in the spinal ganglia and in the ganglia of the SNS, by introducing an endogenous polypeptide.

NERVE IMPULSE

begins as a small depolarization which is carried as a wave of depolarization across the membrane of the neuron, in

NERVE ROOT

are the part of the nerve body which connects directly to either the spinal cord or the brain.

NERVE TISSUE

form the working components of the nervous system and are otherwise known as nervous tissue. The tissue includes the cell

NERVE TRUNK

is the main collection of axons in a nerve where they all run together. In spinal nerves, there are two

NERVE-MUSCLE PREPARATION

is the process of removing or dissecting a muscle and its motor nerve from a body.

NERVIOS

is a culture-bound condition which is observed in primarily Latino groups in the U.S. and Latin American. Nervios results in-

NERVOUS

is an emotional state or feeling of anxious apprehension before completing an act, otherwise known as an excitable state.

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

concerns the bringing on of an emotional illness or mental illness which significantly disrupts an individuals ability to cope.