91. |
thermoreceptor
|
type of sensory receptor capable of transducing temperature stimuli into neural action potentials |
92. |
threshold
|
membrane voltage at which an action potential is initiated |
93. |
tract
|
bundle of axons in the central nervous system having the same function and point of origin |
94. |
unipolar
|
shape of a neuron which has only one process that includes both the axon and dendrite |
95. |
upper motor neuron
|
first neuron in the motor command pathway with its cell body in the cerebral cortex that synapses on
the lower motor neuron in the spinal cord |
96. |
ventricle
|
central cavity within the brain where CSF is produced and circulates |
97. |
voltage-gated channel
|
ion channel that opens because of a change in the charge distributed across the membrane where it is located |
98. |
white matter
|
regions of the nervous system containing mostly myelinated axons, making the tissue appear white
because of the high lipid content of myelin |