Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Merkel nerve ending — Merkel nerve endings are mechanoreceptors found in the skin and mucosa of vertebrates that provide touch information to the brain. The information they provide are those regarding pressure and texture. Each ending consists of a Merkel cell in… … Wikipedia
Cochlear nerve — Nerve: Cochlear nerve Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (Cochlear nerve is in center, shown as striped.) … Wikipedia
Peripheral nerve — This article is about the part of the nervous system. For other uses, see nerve (disambiguation). Nerves (yellow) A peripheral nerve, or simply nerve, is an enclosed, cable like bundle of peripheral axons (the long, slender projections of… … Wikipedia
Posterior root of spinal nerve — The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots Latin radix posterior Gray s … Wikipedia
Free nerve ending — A free nerve ending (FNE) is an unspecialized, afferent nerve ending, meaning it brings information from the body s periphery to the brain. They function as cutaneous receptors and are essentially used by vertebrates to detect pain.tructureFree… … Wikipedia
Vagus nerve — Nerve: Vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Course … Wikipedia
Glossopharyngeal nerve — Nerve: Glossopharyngeal nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves … Wikipedia
Trigeminal nerve — Nerve: Trigeminal nerve Trigeminal nerve, shown in yellow … Wikipedia
Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve — Nerve: Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. ( Gang. nodosum visible at center.) Latin ganglion nodosum, ganglion inferius nervi vagi. Gray s … Wikipedia
