somatic musculature

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• somatic musculature — 1. Muscles of the body. 2. (NEMATA) Longitudinally oriented muscle cells, usually spindleshaped, containing a noncontractile portion and a contractile portion that control body movement …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …   Universalium

• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• cirripede — ▪ crustacean Introduction       any of the marine crustaceans of the infraclass Cirripedia (subphylum Crustacea). The best known are the barnacles. Adult cirripedes other than barnacles are internal parasites of marine invertebrates such as crabs …   Universalium

• Oesophagostomum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Order: Strongylida …   Wikipedia

• metanemertini — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at meta + noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from meta + Nemertini in some classifications : an order of Nemertea comprising forms in which the brain and lateral nerves lie within the somatic musculature …   Useful english 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

• Cortex — The outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex; the outer portion of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex (a key part of the brain); the outer part of the kidney is the renal cortex (it lies just …   Medical dictionary

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Onuf's nucleus — Medulla spinalis Substantia grisea (Onuf s nucleus not labeled, but region is visible) Latin nucleus nervi pudendi …   Wikipedia

• Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… …   Medical dictionary