Encyclopedia - Nervous System: Encyclopedia - Nervous System
The nervous system of an animal coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and processes input from the sen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System
The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is one half of the autonomic nervous system; the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is the other. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Nervous System - Vertebrate Nervous Systems
The nervous systems of vertebrate animals are often divided into a central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomic Nervous System: Encyclopedia - Autonomic Nervous System
The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervous system of the higher life forms that is not consciously controlled. It is commonl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Nervous System: Encyclopedia - Central Nervous System
The central nervous system (CNS) represents the largest part of the nervous system. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frog Zoology: Encyclopedia Ii - Frog Zoology - Nervous System
The frog has a highly developed nervous system which consists of a brain, spinal cord and nerves. Many parts of the frog's brain correspo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyberware: Encyclopedia - Cyberware
Cyberware is a relatively new and unknown field. In science fiction circles, however, it is commonly known to mean the hardware or machin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethosuximide: Encyclopedia - Ethosuximide
ethosuximide Ethosuximide is a succinimide anticonvulsant, used mainly in absence seizures. It is sold by Pfizer under the name Zarontin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia - Brain
In animals, the brain, or encephalon (Greek for "in the head"), acts as the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grasshopper: Encyclopedia - Grasshopper
Superfamily: Proscopioidea Proscopiidae Superfamily: Eumastacoidea Eumastacidae Thericleidae Superfamily: Xyronotoidea Tanaoceridae ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptile: Encyclopedia - Reptile
 Testudines - Turtles  Rhynchocephalia - Tuataras  Squamata   Suborder Sauria- Lizards   Suborder Serp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pain: Encyclopedia - Pain
Pain is an unpleasant sensation which may be associated with actual or potential tissue damage and which may have physical and emotional ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pharmacology: Encyclopedia - Pharmacology
Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon (φάρμακον) meaning drug, and logos (λόγος) meaning science) is the study of how chemical s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala: Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala
Palaeacanthocephala Eoacanthocephala The Acanthocephala (gr. Acanthus - thorn Kephale - head) is a phylum of parasitic worms, characteri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) and various other names,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cholinergic: Encyclopedia - Cholinergic
A synapse is cholinergic if it uses acetylcholine as its neurotransmitter. The parasympathetic nervous system is entirely cholinergic. A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic: Encyclopedia - Sympathetic
The word sympathetic means different things in different contexts. In neurology, the sympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Endocrine System: Encyclopedia - Endocrine System
The endocrine system is a control system of ductless endocrine glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones that circulate wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afferent Nerve: Encyclopedia - Afferent Nerve
In the nervous system, afferent nerves carry nerve impulses towards the brain. This term is also used to describe relative connections be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nervous System: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Nervous System
Nervous System: The bodily system made up of nerves, senses, and brain, including all connectors such as the spinal cord.   (Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sympathetic Nervous System - Function
The sympathetic nervous system activates what is often termed the "fight or flight response". This response is also known as sympathico-a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sympathetic Nervous System - Function
The sympathetic nervous system activates what is often termed the fight or flight response. This response is also known as sympathico-adr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sympathetic Nervous System - Organization
The sympathetic nerves emerge near the spinal cord, inside the vertebral column, travelling along the path of the nerve roots. After a fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomic Nervous System - Function
The autonomic nervous system regulates bodily functions and the activity of specific organs. For example, the ANS plays a role in narrowi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sympathetic Nervous System - Organization
The sympathetic nerves emerge near the spinal cord, inside the vertebral column, travelling along the path of the nerve roots. After a fe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sympathetic Nervous System: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Sympathetic Nervous System
sympathetic nervous system 1.    Nervous system influenced by soul mind in charge of instinct, automation, involuntary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sympathetic Nervous System - Information Transmission
Messages travel through the SNS in a bidirectional flow. Efferent messages can trigger changes in different parts of the body simultaneou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sympathetic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Sympathetic Nervous System - Information Transmission
Messages travel through the SNS in a bidirectional flow. Efferent messages can trigger changes in different parts of the body simultaneou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomic Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomic Nervous System - The Cranial Sympathetics
The cranial sympathetics include sympathetic efferent fibers in the oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves, as well as sym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peripheral Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Peripheral Nervous System - Naming Of Specific Nerves
The 12 cranial nerves originate from the brainstem, and mainly control the functions of the anatomic structures of the head with some exc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Central Nervous System - Parts Of The Cns
Pons, Cerebellum, Medulla oblongata Tectum, Cerebral peduncle, Pretectum, Mesencephalic duct Epithalamus, Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Subthal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapter G: Diseases Of The Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapter G: Diseases Of The Nervous System - G00-g99 - Diseases Of The Nervous System
ICD-10 Chapter G: Diseases of the nervous system - G00-G09 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system. (G00) Bacterial mening...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peripheral Nervous System: Encyclopedia Ii - Peripheral Nervous System - Brachial Plexus C5-t1
The last 4 cervical spinal nerves, C5 through C8, and the first thoracic spinal nerve, T1,combine to form the brachial plexus, or plexus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 6. Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389
List of ICD-9 codes - inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system 320-326. (320) Bacterial meningitis (320.0) Meningitis, hem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Local Anesthetic: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Anesthetic - Undesired Effects
The conduction of electric impulses follows a similar mechanism in peripheral nerves, the central nervous system, and the heart. The effe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurotransmitter: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurotransmitter - Specific Actions
While some neurotransmitters (glutamate, GABA, glycine) are used very generally throughout the central nervous system, others can have mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurofibromatosis Type I: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurofibromatosis Type I - Clinical Findings
Neurofibromatosis type I - Peripheral nervous system lesions. A neurofibroma is a mass lesion of the peripheral nervous system. Its cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethosuximide: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethosuximide - Adverse Effects
Ethosuximide - Central Nervous System. drowsiness mental confusion insomnia nervousness headache euphoria ataxia hiccups impaired con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digenea: Encyclopedia Ii - Digenea - Morphology
Digenea - Key features. Characteristic features of the digenea include a tegument. They possess a vermiform, unsegmented body-plan. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Local Anesthetic: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Anesthetic - Mechanism Of Action
Local anesthetic drugs act mainly by inhibiting sodium influx through sodium-specific ion channels in the neuronal cell membrane, in part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primidone: Encyclopedia Ii - Primidone - Drug Interactions
Primdone interferes with the metabolism of dexamethasone to the point where its withdrawal from the regimen of a 14-year-old living in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primidone: Encyclopedia Ii - Primidone - Adverse Effects
Primidone - Central Nervous System. vertigo ataxia impaired motor skills sedation, drowsiness hyperactivity, usually in children[28] a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grasshopper: Encyclopedia Ii - Grasshopper - Biology
Grasshopper - Digestion and excretion. The digestive system of insects includes a foregut (stomodaeum - the mouth region), a hindgut (p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Pain - Physiology
Pain - Pain receptors. All pain receptors are free nerve endings. There are mechanical, thermal and chemical pain receptors. They are f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Pain - Survival Benefit
Despite its unpleasantness, pain is an important part of the existence of humans and other animals; in fact, it is vital to survival. Pai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pain: Encyclopedia Ii - Pain - Types Of Pain
Pain can be classified as acute or chronic. Acute pain is defined as short-term pain or pain with an easily identifiable cause. Acute pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptile: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptile - Systems
Reptile - Circulatory. Most reptiles have closed circulation via a three-chamber heart consisting of two atria and one, variably-partit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code N07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code N07 - N07c Antivertigo Preparations
ATC code N07 - N07CA Antivertigo preparations. N07CA01 Betahistine N07CA02 Cinnarizine N07CA03 Flunarizine N07CA04 Acetylleucine N07CA...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Study Of The Brain
Brain - Fields of study. Several areas of science specifically study the brain. Neuroscience seeks to understand the nervous system, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code N07: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code N07 - N07a Parasympathomimetics
ATC code N07 - N07AA Anticholinesterases. N07AA01 Neostigmine N07AA02 Pyridostigmine N07AA03 Distigmine N07AA30 Ambenonium N07AA51 Neo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sea Star: Encyclopedia Ii - Sea Star - Internal Anatomy
The body cavity also contains the water vascular system that operates the tube feet, and the hemal system. Hemal channels form rings arou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Adverse Effects
Vigabatrin - Central Nervous System. Out of 2,081 subjects, somnolence (12.5%), headache (3.8%), dizziness (3.8%), nervousness (2.7%),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Adverse Effects
Vigabatrin - Central nervous system. Out of 2,081 subjects, somnolence (12.5%), headache (3.8%), dizziness (3.8%), nervousness (2.7%),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primidone: Encyclopedia Ii - Primidone - Effects Of Age Gender And Ethnicity On The Metabolism And Elimination Of Primidone
In 1983, Battino et al reported that the rate of metabolism of primidone into phenobarbital was inversely related to age; the highest rat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primidone: Encyclopedia Ii - Primidone - Availability
Primidone - Australia. At some point in time, there was an ICI Australia Pty Ltd producing Mysoline® but current (post-1999) availabil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primidone: Encyclopedia Ii - Primidone - Uses
Primidone is used to treat, but not cure, the following conditions in the following countries: Primidone - Approved Uses. According to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sea Star: Encyclopedia Ii - Sea Star - Internal Anatomy
Inside the sea star underneath the hepatic caeca are the gonads which are involved in reproduction. The space inside the body not occupie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala: Encyclopedia Ii - Acanthocephala - Morphological Characteristics
There are several morphological characteristics that distinguish acanthocephalans from other phyla of parasitic worms. Acanthocephala - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pharmacology: Encyclopedia Ii - Pharmacology - Types Of Medication
Pharmacology - For the gastrointestinal tract or digestive system. Upper digestive tract: antacids, reflux suppressants, antiflatulent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pharmacology: Encyclopedia Ii - Pharmacology - Scientific Background
The study of medicinal chemicals requires intimate knowledge of the biological system affected. With the knowledge of cell biology and bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome - Features
LNS is characterized by three major hallmarks: neurologic dysfunction, cognitive and behavioral disturbances, as well as uric acid overpr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digenea: Encyclopedia Ii - Digenea - Human Digenean Infections
Only about 12 of the 6,000 known species are infectious to mankind, but some of these species are important diseases with of 200 million ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapter Q: Congenital Malformations Deformations And Chromosomal Abnormalities: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapter Q: Congenital Malformations Deformations And Chromosomal Abnormalities - Q00-q89 - Congenital Malformations And Deformations
ICD-10 Chapter Q: Congenital malformations deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Q00-Q07 nervous system. (Q00) Anencephaly and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome - Genetics
LNS is due to mutations in the HPRT1 gene, so named because it codes for the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome - Pathophysiology
As in other X-linked diseases, males are affected because they only have one copy of the X chromosome. In Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, the defec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digenea: Encyclopedia Ii - Digenea - Life Cycles
Digenean fluke eggs leave the vertebrate host in faeces and use various strategies to infect the first intermediate host, in which sexual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome - Treatment
Treatment for LNS is symptomatic. Gout can be treated with allopurinol to control excessive amounts of uric acid. Kidney stones may be tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Lesch-nyhan Syndrome - Diagnosis
When an affected individual has fully developed the three clinical elements of uric acid overproduction, neurologic dysfunction, and cogn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethosuximide: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethosuximide - Drug Interactions
Valproates can either decrease or increase the levels of ethosuximide; However, combinations of valproates and ethosuximide had a greater...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurofibromatosis Type I: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurofibromatosis Type I - Prognosis
There is wide variability in how different individuals with the NF-1 gene manifest the disease. Some individuals may have no symptoms, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grasshopper: Encyclopedia Ii - Grasshopper - Characteristics
The Caelifera have antennae that are shorter than the body, and short ovipositors. Those species that make easily heard noises usually do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grasshopper: Encyclopedia Ii - Grasshopper - Families
The Sub-Order consists of five major families: Acrididae (grasshoppers and short-horned grasshoppers) Eumastacidae (monkey grasshoppers)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grasshopper: Encyclopedia Ii - Grasshopper - Other Information
Grasshopper - Grasshoppers as food. In many places around the world, grasshoppers are eaten as a good source of protein. Supposedly, so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptile: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptile - Classification Of Reptiles
From the classical standpoint, reptiles included all the amniotes except birds and mammals. Thus reptiles were defined as the set of anim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptile: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptile - Evolution Of The Reptiles
Several thousand fossil species showing a clear smooth transition from the ancestors of reptiles to present-day reptiles exist. Hylonomus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grasshopper: Encyclopedia Ii - Grasshopper - Characteristics
The Caelifera have antennae that are shorter than the body, and short ovipositors. Those species that make easily heard noises usually do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frog Zoology: Encyclopedia Ii - Frog Zoology - Respiration
A characteristic of amphibians is the flexibility of their respiration systems. The skin of amphibians is moistened by secretions of muco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Epidemiology
Due to problems with the definition of CFS, estimates of its prevalence vary widely. Studies in the United States have found between 75 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyberware: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyberware - Interfaces Headware
The first variety attempts to connect directly with the brain. The data-jack is probably the most well known, having heavily featured in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyberware: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyberware - Prosthetics Bodyware
The second variety of cyberware consists of a more modern form of the rather old field of prosthetics. Modern prostheses attempt to deliv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Proposed Etiologies And Corresponding Treatments
The cause of CFS is unknown, although a large number of causes have been proposed, and several proposed causes have very vocal and partis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala: Encyclopedia Ii - Acanthocephala - Life Cycles
Acanthocephala - General Patterns. Acanthocephalans have complex life cycles, involving a number of hosts, for both developmental and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Pharmacokinetics
With most drugs, elimination half-life is a useful predictor of dosing schedules and the time needed to reach steady state concentrations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Uses
Vigabatrin - Approved/Clinically Proven. In Canada, vigabatrin is approved for use as an adjunctive treatment (with other drugs) in tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Drug Interactions
A study published in 2002 found that vigabatrin causes a statistically significant increase in plasma clearance of carbamazepine.[29] In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frog Zoology: Encyclopedia Ii - Frog Zoology - Introduction To Phylum
About 400 million years ago, some members of the sarcopterygian group of fish moved onto land. These became the first amphibians. Today, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frog Zoology: Encyclopedia Ii - Frog Zoology - Reproduction
Frogs use external fertilization in their reproductive cycles. The female frog begins by laying a clutch of eggs. This can be very large,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Pharmacokinetics
With most drugs, elimination half-life is a useful predictor of dosing schedules and the time needed to reach steady state concentrations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Uses
Vigabatrin - Approved/clinically proven. In Canada, vigabatrin is approved for use as an adjunctive treatment (with other drugs) in tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vigabatrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vigabatrin - Drug Interactions
A study published in 2002 found that vigabatrin causes a statistically significant increase in plasma clearance of carbamazepine.[29] In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Symptoms
According to the 1994 Fukuda definition there are eight main categories of symptoms in CFS: Fatigue: People with CFS experience profound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Disease Associations
Some diseases show a considerable overlap with CFS, and it may be hard to distinguish between them. People with fibromyalgia have muscle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Social Issues
Chronic fatigue syndrome carries a considerable stigma, and has frequently been viewed as malingering, hypochondriacal behavior, "wanting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Endocrine System: Encyclopedia Ii - Endocrine System - Physiology
The endocrine system links the brain to the organs that control body metabolism, growth and development, and reproduction. Signal transdu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regions In The Human Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regions In The Human Brain - Cerebrospinal Systems
List of regions in the human brain - Neuronal systems. central nervous system peripheral nervous system somatic nervous system autono...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Diagnosis
At this time, there is no accepted conclusive test or series of tests of chronic fatigue syndrome. CFS is therefore largely an exclusiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Diagnosis
At this time, there is no accepted conclusive test or series of tests of chronic fatigue syndrome. CFS is therefore largely an exclusiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Endocrine System: Encyclopedia Ii - Endocrine System - Role In Disease
Diseases of the endocrine system are common, such as diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease. Endocrineopathies can occur with any of these...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Endocrine System: Encyclopedia Ii - Endocrine System - Role In Disease
Diseases of the endocrine system are common, such as diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease. Endocrineopathies can occur with any of these...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Course
Chronic fatigue syndrome - Onset. Some cases of CFS start gradually, but the majority start suddenly, often triggered by a 'flu-like vi...   » Read the article