olivary bodies

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• Olivary body — Brain: Olivary body The medulla, showing the olivary bodies lying adjacent to the pyramids. Tra …   Wikipedia

• olivary — /ˈɒləvəri/ (say oluhvuhree) adjective 1. shaped like an olive. 2. Anatomy denoting or relating to either of two oval bodies or prominences (olivary bodies), made up of nervous tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla… …  

• olivary — [äl′ə ver΄ē] adj. [L olivarius] Anat. 1. shaped like an olive 2. designating or of either of two oval bodies protruding from the sides of the medulla oblongata …   English World dictionary

• olivary body — Anat. one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

• olivary body — noun 1. : inferior olive 2. : superior olive * * * Anat. one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata. [1830 40] …   Useful english dictionary

• Superior olivary complex — For the cerebellar structure, see Dentate nucleus. Brain: Superior olivary complex Scheme showing the course of the fibers of the lemniscus; medial lemniscus in blue, lateral in red. (Superior olivary nucleus is labeled at center ri …   Wikipedia

• parolivary bodies — accessory olivary nuclei; see nucleus olivaris accessorius posterior and nucleus olivaris accessorius medialis …   Medical dictionary

• interolivary — Between the left and right inferior olive of the medulla oblongata. * * * in·ter·ol·i·vary (in″tər olґĭ var″e) situated between the olivary bodies of the brain …   Medical dictionary

• Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… …   Medical dictionary

• Cerebellum — This article is about the smaller region in the lower part of the brain. For the large region of the brain, see Cerebrum. Brain: Cerebellum A human brain, with the cerebellum colored in purple …   Wikipedia

• ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …   Universalium