| 1. | Axes of reference | Three lines of reference used in describing the location of parts, organs, etc..., of the body. |
| 2. | Axial | 1- Refers to the longitudinal axis of the body. 2- In anatomy, refers to the central portion of the body, not the limbs. 3- Pertaining to an axis. |
| 3. | Axial command | An order to carry out movements involving the body axis, such as "turn around". Sometimes the only speech to which people with global aphasia respond. |
| 4. | Axial gradient | A graded difference in the organization of embryonic tissues and physiological capacity along the primary axis of the body. |
| 5. | Axiom | A self-evident truth; a universally accepted principle not capable of proof of disproof, such as Eucledian Postulates. |
| 6. | Axon | The "tail" or "output" end of a neuron. Axonic end-fibers release neural transmitters into the synapse which stimulate the next neuron in line. See also: A-beta More… 0.2 KB |
| 7. | Axon reflex | A peripheral reflex presumed to be mediated by collateral branches of afferent neurons that activate receptors. Axon reflexes have been used to account for certain vascular effects. |
| 8. | Axoplasmic transport | The mechanism responsible for movement of material such as synaptic vesicles from the cell body to axom terminals (anterograde flow) or, as in the case of nerve groth factor, from the axon More… 0.2 KB |
| 9. | Axosomatic synapse | A synapse between an axon of one neuron and the cell body of another. |
