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nerve: see nervous system nervous system, network of specialized tissue that controls actions and reactions of the body and its adjustment to the environment. Virtually all members of the animal kingdom have at least a rudimentary nervous system. ..... Click the link for more information. . nerve 1. any of the cordlike bundles of fibres that conduct sensory or motor impulses between the brain or spinal cord and another part of the body 2. a large vein in a leaf 3. any of the veins of an insect's wing nerve [nərv] (neuroscience) A bundle of nerve fibers or processes held together by connective tissue. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The data were further supported by sural nerve biopsy and cutaneous nerve biopsy studies (Kuo et al. A sural nerve graft was placed from the labyrinthine segment of the facial nerve to the intraparotid stump. Delwaide and associates (19) observed, in people with no known neuromuscular diseases, that a strong (painful) stimulation of the sural nerve caused a brief decrease in the amplitude of the H-reflex of the soleus muscle, whereas a mild stimulus (2-3 times the ST) caused an increase in the H-reflex. |
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