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  2. Pseudounipolar neuron - Wikipedia

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    A pseudounipolar neuron has one axon that projects from the cell body for relatively a very short distance, before splitting into two branches. Pseudounipolar neurons are sensory neurons that have no dendrites, the branched axon serving both functions. [2] The peripheral branch extends from the cell body to organs in the periphery including ...

  3. Superior ganglion of vagus nerve - Wikipedia

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    The neurons in the superior ganglion of the vagus nerve are pseudounipolar and provide sensory innervation (general somatic afferent) through either the auricular or meningeal branch. The axons of these neurons synapse in the spinal trigeminal nucleus of the brainstem. [ 1 ]

  4. Respiratory center - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The respiratory center is located in the medulla oblongata and pons, in the brainstem. The respiratory center is made up of three major respiratory groups of neurons, two in the medulla and one in the pons. In the medulla they are the dorsal respiratory group, and the ventral respiratory group.

  5. Afferent nerve fiber - Wikipedia

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    Afferent neurons are pseudounipolar neurons that have a single process leaving the cell body dividing into two branches: the long one towards the sensory organ, and the short one toward the central nervous system (e.g. spinal cord). These cells do have sensory afferent dendrites, similar to those typically inherent in neurons. [1]

  6. Unipolar neuron - Wikipedia

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    Scale bar: 50 micrometres. [1] A unipolar neuron is a neuron in which only one process, called a neurite, extends from the cell body. The neurite then branches to form dendritic and axonal processes. Most neurons in the central nervous systems of invertebrates, including insects, are unipolar. [2] The cell bodies of invertebrate unipolar ...

  7. Juxtacapillary receptors - Wikipedia

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    Juxtacapillary receptors, J-receptors, or pulmonary C-fiber receptors are sensory nerve endings located within the alveolar walls in juxtaposition to the pulmonary capillaries of the lung, and are innervated by fibers of the vagus nerve. [1] Although their functional role is unclear, J-receptors respond to events such as pulmonary edema ...

  8. Neurocardiology - Wikipedia

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    Neurocardiology is the study of the neurophysiological, neurological and neuroanatomical aspects of cardiology, including especially the neurological origins of cardiac disorders. [1] The effects of stress on the heart are studied in terms of the heart's interactions with both the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system.

  9. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor - Wikipedia

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    Atropine - an antagonist. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, or mAChRs, are acetylcholine receptors that form G protein-coupled receptor complexes in the cell membranes of certain neurons [1] and other cells. They play several roles, including acting as the main end-receptor stimulated by acetylcholine released from postganglionic fibers.