- Look up
nucleus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nucleus (pl.: nuclei) is a
Latin word for the seed
inside a fruit. It most
often refers to: Atomic...
- The cell
nucleus (from
Latin nucleus or nuculeus 'kernel, seed'; pl.: nuclei) is a membrane-bound
organelle found in
eukaryotic cells.
Eukaryotic cells...
- The
atomic nucleus is the small,
dense region consisting of
protons and
neutrons at the
center of an atom,
discovered in 1911 by
Ernest Rutherford based...
- The
nucleus ac****bens (NAc or NAcc; also
known as the ac****bens
nucleus, or
formerly as the
nucleus ac****bens septi,
Latin for '
nucleus adjacent to the...
- The
intermediolateral nucleus (IML) is a
region of grey
matter found in one of the
three grey
columns of the
spinal cord, the
lateral grey column. This...
- The
hypoglossal nucleus is a
cranial nerve nucleus,
found within the medulla.
Being a
motor nucleus, it is
close to the midline. In the open medulla,...
- In the
human brain, the
nucleus basalis, also
known as the
nucleus basalis of
Meynert or
nucleus basalis magnocellularis, is a
group of
neurons located...
- The
globose nucleus is one of the deep
cerebellar nuclei. It is
located medial to the
emboliform nucleus, and
lateral to the
fastigial nucleus. The globose...
- The
interposed nucleus is part of the deep
cerebellar complex and is
composed of the
globose nucleus and the
emboliform nucleus. It is
located in the roof...
- The
fibers of the
oculomotor nerve arise from a
nucleus in the midbrain,
which lies in the gray
substance of the
floor of the
cerebral aqueduct and extends...
