Definition that contains nervous tissue
- receptor a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- ectoderm the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
- grey matter greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
- tay-sachs disease a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
- substantia alba whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
- amyloid protein plaque a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
- grey substance greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
- exoderm the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
- white matter whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
- gray matter greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons