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