- motoneurons
- n. motor nerve cell (Anatomy)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
motoneurons
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heteronymous motoneurons — motoneurons supplying muscles other than the one from which the afferent impulses originate … Medical dictionary
homonymous motoneurons — motoneurons supplying the muscle from which the afferent impulses originate … Medical dictionary
alpha motoneurons — neurons of the anterior spinal cord that give rise to the alpha fibers which innervate the skeletal muscle fibers. Cf. anterior horn cell … Medical dictionary
beta motoneurons — neurons of the anterior spinal cord that give rise to the beta fibers that innervate extrafusal and intrafusal muscle fibers … Medical dictionary
gamma motoneurons — neurons of the anterior spinal cord that give rise to the gamma (fusimotor) fibers which innervate intrafusal fibers of the muscle spindle. Cf. anterior horn cell and gamma loop … Medical dictionary
anterior horn cells — motoneurons whose cell bodies are in the anterior horn of the spinal cord; see alpha motoneurons and gamma motoneurons, under motoneuron … Medical dictionary
Muscle spindle — Latin fusus neuromuscularis Code TH H3.11.06.0.00018 Muscle spindles are sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle, which primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle. They convey length information to the central nervous system via … Wikipedia
Onuf's nucleus — Medulla spinalis Substantia grisea (Onuf s nucleus not labeled, but region is visible) Latin nucleus nervi pudendi … Wikipedia
Gamma motoneuron — Neuron: Gamma motorneuron A muscle spindle, with γ motor and Ia sensory fibers NeuroLex ID … Wikipedia
Motor neuron — Neuron: Motor neuron Micrograph of the hypoglossal nucleus showing motor neurons with their c … Wikipedia
