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Tractellum
An anterior flagellum of a protozoan. It propels the cell by traction.
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Supraopticohypophyseal tract
A tract consisting of fibers arising from cell bodies located in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus and terminating in the posterior lobe of the hypophysis.
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Spinothalamic tract
The main sensory axon tract carrying pain and temperature information in the spinal cord. Major tract of the spinal cord that carries information related to pain and temperature to the thalamus.
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Motor tract
A descending pathway of axons that conveys motor impulses from the brain to the lower portions of the spinal cord.
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Dorsolateral tract
A spinal cord tract superficial to the tip of the dorsal horn. It is made up of short pain and temperature fibers that are processes of neurons having their cell bodies in the dorsal root ganglion.
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Ascending tract
Axons that carry impulses up the spinal cord or from the spinal cord to the brain.
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Alimentary tract
The canal or passage from the mouth to the anus. Referred to as the alimentary canal, the elongated tube-like structure spans from the oral cavity to the rectum and is responsible for the passage of food and waste materials in the human body. The collective term for all the organs forming the pathway through which…
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Afferent tract
A primary or secondary sensory tract of axons inside the central nervous system.
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Tracing
A graphic record of some event that changes with time such as respiratory movements or electrical activity of the heart or brain.
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Trachoma body
A mass of cells present as an inclusion body in the conjunctival epithelial cells of individuals with trachoma.
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