Periaqueduct
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Periaqueduct is a noun meaning (neuroanatomy) The area surrounding the cerebral aqueduct.
Meaning
(neuroanatomy) The area surrounding the cerebral aqueduct.
Example Sentences
Abdominal surgery increased c-Fos in the prelimbic, cingulate and insular cortexes, and autonomic nuclei, such as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, central amygdala, hypothalamic supraoptic (SON), paraventricular and arcuate nuclei, Edinger-Westphal nucleus (E-W), lateral periaqueduct gray (PAG), lateral parabrachial nucleus, locus coeruleus, ventrolateral medulla and nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS).
Word Forms
- periaqueducts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tegmentum, pretectum, parahippocampus, mesopontine, periapex, brainordinate.
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