terminal arborization

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• terminal arborization — noun : a multiple branching at the end of a nerve fiber …   Useful english dictionary

• arborization — 1. The terminal branching of nerve fibers or blood vessel s in a branching treelike pattern. 2. The branched pattern formed under certain conditions by a dried smear of cervical mucus. * * * ar·bo·ri·za·tion or Brit ar·bo·ri·sa·tion …   Medical dictionary

• Synapse — The point of connection usually between two nerve cells. Specifically, a synapse is a specialized junction at which a nerve cell (a neuron) communicates with a target cell. The neuron releases a chemical transmitter (a neurotransmitter) that… …   Medical dictionary

• telodendrion — telo·den·dri·on .tel ə den drē ən also tele·den·dron or telo·den·dron den drən n, pl telo·den·dria drē ə also tele·den·dra or telo·den·dra drə the terminal arborization of a nerve fiber used orig. of dendrites but now esp. of the main… …   Medical dictionary

• telodendron — An anomalous term that refers to the terminal arborization of an axon. SYN: end brush. [G. telos, end, + dendron, tree] * * * n. one of the branches into which the axon of a neurone divides at its destination. Each telodendron finishes as a… …   Medical dictionary

• motor end plate — n the terminal arborization of a motor axon on a muscle fiber * * * the discoid expansion of a terminal branch of the axon of a motor nerve fiber, which apposes the subneural apparatus of a skeletal muscle fiber, forming the neuromuscular… …   Medical dictionary

• end plate — noun : a flat plate or structure at the end of something: as a. : a complex terminal arborization of a motor nerve fiber called also end brush b. : one of the main end timbers of a shaft set in a mine c. : a surface attached approximately… …   Useful english dictionary

• nerve ending — The terminal arborization of a neuron …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Axon — A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber optic cable carrying outgoing (efferent) messages. The neuron sends electrical impulses from its cell body through the axon to target cells. Each nerve cell has one axon. An… …   Medical dictionary

• end plate — n a complex terminal arborization of the axon of a motor neuron that contacts with a muscle fiber called also end brush * * * (end plāt) a flat termination. Spelled also end plate …   Medical dictionary

• motor end plate — noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle • Syn: ↑end plate, ↑endplate • Hypernyms: ↑end organ • Part Holonyms: ↑effector * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary