AWARENESS-TRAINING MODEL
refers to an approach in psychology and education that stresses self-awareness, self-realization, exploration, and interpersonal sensitivity. The awareness-training model is…
AWFULIZING
n. refers to an irrational and dramatic thought pattern, characterized by the tendency to overestimate the potential seriousness or negative…
AXIAL GRADIENT
refers to the difference in rates of development or metabolic rates of tissue along a longitudinal body axis. See also…
AXIS CYLINDER
refers to the central core of an axon, which consists of a cytoplasm (or axoplasm) surrounded by the plasma membrane…
AXO-AXONAL SYNAPSE
refers to a synapse between two nerve cells in which the nerve impulse travels from axon to axon, rather than…
AXON HILLOCK
refers to the cone-shaped part of a neuron cell body from which the axon originates. Depolarization must reach a critical…
AXON REFLEX
refers to a peripheral nerve reflex, in which stimulation of nerve fibers cause impulses to pass along the fibers to…
AXON TERMINAL
refers to the end of an axon or an axon branch, which forms a synapse on a neuron or other…
AXONAL TRANSPORT
refers to the transportation of materials along the axon of a neuron. Materials may be directed from the cell body…
AXOPLASMIC TRANSPORT, AXONAL VARICOSITIES
refers to enlarged areas of an axon that contain synaptic vesicles and also release neurotransmitter molecules.
AZASPIRONES
n. refers to a class of non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics for which the prototype is buspirone. These drugs relieve anxiety by acting…
AZATHIOPRINE
n. refers to a drug that is used to suppress the immune response, in order to support organ transplantation and…