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tubule (proximal, distal)
small tubes leading from the glomerulus to the collecting duct in the nephron
final common pathway
skeletal muscles can only be reached through the spinal or brainstem motoneuron
color blindness
disturbance of color vision caused in most cases by a mutation in the genes coding for the photopigments; the most common form is the red/green color blindness
ketoacidosis
acidosis caused by the increased production of acidic ketone bodies (e.g. in diabetes mellitus)
M ganglion cell
ganglion cell projecting to the magnocellular layer of the corpus geniculatum laterale
topography
the spatial arrangement of the sensory cells is mapped throughout the sensory system
glycolysis
break-down procedure of 6-C sugars into acetyl (-Coenzyme-A)-group
pentose-phosphate cycle
an alternative route to the glycolysis in which 5 C-atom sugars (e.g. ribose, etc.) are formed; NADPH, a co-enzyme necessary for fatty-acid synthesis is also produced here
menopause
termination of the female reproductive activity; result of a natural physiological procedure
exteroceptor
receptor receiving stimuli from outside the body
deep cerebellar nucleus
most of the cerebellar Purkinje cells project through these nuclei to other parts of the brain
gastrin
hormone produced in the stomach, increases HCl secretion
choroid
the middle, vascularized layer of the eyeball, including the iris and the ciliary body (ciliary muscles)
puberty
the period of human development during which physical growth and sexual maturation occurs
cholecalciferol
vitamin D3 (hormone), precursor of calcitriol, synthesized in the skin upon UV irradiation
