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  1. Nervous system (3163 bytes)
    12: *Between neurons by way of [[neurotransmitter]] [[diffusion]] across [[synapse]]s.
    15: ...hin the CNS. The large majority of what are commonly called nerves (which are actually axonal process...
  2. Brain (22060 bytes)
    5: ... The [[human brain]] is particularly complex and enlarged.
    16: ...rol, memory, and thinking abilities. Currently, only the symptoms of these diseases can be treated, b...
    41: ...tomy and [[protein]] expression patterns but can only be done after the human or animal is dead.
    48: ... A possible origin of this myth is the fact that only about 10% of the [[neurons]] in the brain are fi...
    52: ...sis can lead to perfect recall of details.'' Not only is this not entirely true, an incompetent or dec...
  3. Eye (21834 bytes)
    13: ...such an eye varies, however: some trilobites had only one, and some had thousands of lenses in one eye...
    15: ...more. This enables snails to keep out of direct sunlight.
    65: ...which allow humans and other animals to see by moonlight, or with very little available light (as in a...
    71: ... several "converge" onto a bipolar cell, enough [[neurotransmitter|transmitter molecule]]s reach the [[synapse]] of ...
    79: ...plate striking the head will not damage the eye, unless it breaks the skull.
  4. Retina (13061 bytes)
    5: ...axon]]s form the [[optic nerve]]. The retina not only detects light, it also plays a significant part ...
    29: ...hotopigment is bleached away in bright light and only replaced as a chemical process, so in a transiti...
    35: ...re than 130 million retinal receptors, there are only approximately 1.2 million fibres (axons) in the ...
    68: *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=neurosci.figgrp.740 Re...
  5. Basal ganglia (4800 bytes)
    34: [[neurotransmitter]]s. The most widely used is the inhibitory
    37: neurotransmitter of the pigmented [[substantia nigra]]
    40: striatum with this neurotransmitter (shown as the magenta connection
    56: ...s referred to as the corpus striatum (comprising only the [[globus pallidus]] segments and [[striatum]...
  6. Vesicle (biology) (1701 bytes)
    9: ...d at presynaptic terminals in [[neurons]] store [[neurotransmitter]]s.
  7. Amygdala (2653 bytes)
    3: ...ala owing to damage, developmental problems, or [[neurotransmitter]] imbalance.
  8. Black widow spider (5745 bytes)
    15: ...idow spider]] found throughout the world and commonly associated with urban habitats or agricultural a...
    17: ...e bottom of its abdomen which, although most commonly red, may range in color from white to yellow to ...
    20: ...enom acts by causing a localized release of the [[neurotransmitter]] [[acetylcholine]], which is involved in muscula...
    22: ...ypically cause problems at the bite site itself, unless a secondary skin infection occurs.
    26: ...ive on for 180 days after maturing, while a male only lives on for another ninety days (1).
  9. Globus pallidus (1960 bytes)
    4: ... of the globus pallidus, where they release the [[neurotransmitter]] [[GABA]]. It receives GABAergic inputs from the...
  10. Muscle (12774 bytes)
    29: ...ooth muscle contractions are facilitated by the [[neurotransmitter]] [[acetylcholine]].
    64: ...rheumatism") is an inflammatory condition that mainly occurs in the elderly; it is associated with [[g...
    83: Again taking strength to mean only "force" (in the physicist's sense, and as contra...
    89: ..., the quadriceps can produce over 100 watts, but only for a few minutes. The heart does its work conti...
    113: [[nl:Spier]]

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