multisynaptic
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multisynaptic — SYN: polysynaptic. * * * mul·ti·syn·ap·tic sə nap tik adj relating to or consisting of more than one synapse <multisynaptic pathways in the central nervous system> * * * mul·ti·syn·ap·tic (mul″te sĭ napґtik) polysynaptic … Medical dictionary
polysynaptic — Referring to neural pathways formed by a chain of a large number of synaptically connected nerve cells, as distinguished from oligosynaptic conduction systems. SYN: multisynaptic. * * * poly·syn·ap·tic .päl i sə nap tik adj involving two or more… … Medical dictionary
Tegmentum — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = Tegmentum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Transverse section of mid brain at level of superior colliculi. ( Tegmentum visible center right.) Caption2 = Section through superior colliculus showing path of… … Wikipedia
system — 1. [TA] A consistent and complex whole made up of correlated and semiindependent parts. A complex of functionally related anatomic structures. 2. The entire organism seen as a complex organization of parts. 3. Any complex of structures… … Medical dictionary
extralemniscal system — a group of multisynaptic pathways in the spinothalamic tracts, projecting to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus … Medical dictionary
