estructura neurológica

Definitions of estructura neurológica
  1. noun
    a structure that is part of the nervous system
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    ganglio
    an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
    centro nervioso
    a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
    hemisferio
    either half of the cerebrum
    encéfalo
    that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
    cerebelo
    a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
    córtex cerebral
    the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    cerebro
    anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
    bulbo raquídeo, medula oblonga, médula oblonga
    lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
    proencéfalo
    the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
    telencéfalo
    the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
    diencéfalo
    the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
    sistema límbico
    a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
    tálamo
    large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
    hipotálamo
    a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
    mesencéfalo
    the middle portion of the brain
    medula espinal, médula espinal
    a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
    sistema nervioso autónomo
    the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
    hemisferio izquierdo
    the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
    hemisferio derecho
    the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
    neocórtex
    the cortical part of the neencephalon
    paleocórtex
    the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
    área de Broca
    the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
    área de Wernicke
    the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
    ganglio basal
    any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
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    estructura anatómica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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