| Term: | reticular formation motor neuron |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | reticular formation |
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| Definition: | Reticular formation is a complex network of neurons and diffuse nuclei that extends from the spinal cord centrally along the length of the brain to the mesencephalon. It s a dense, almost impenetrable network of seemingly random scattered nerve cells. The reticular formation integrates sensory inputs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000421] |
| Name: | motor neuron |
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| Synonyms: | motoneuron |
| Definition: | An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009052] |