NERVE ENDINGS
\nˈɜːv ˈɛndɪŋz], \nˈɜːv ˈɛndɪŋz], \n_ˈɜː_v ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ_z]\
Definitions of NERVE ENDINGS
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Specialized terminations of peripheral neurons. Nerve endings include NEUROEFFECTOR JUNCTION (s) by which neurons activate target organs and sensory receptors (see RECEPTORS, SENSORY) which transduce information from the various sensory modalities and send it centrally in the nervous system. Presynaptic nerve endings are PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The terminations of n. fibers.
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The terminations of nerve fibers. They are : (a) the central termination or origin in the axis cylinder process of nerve cells, in the central nervous system, and perhaps also in the peripheral ganglia; and (b) the peripheral terminations in the various tissues and organs, in which the fibers either divide into a network or form specialized bulbs, or end in epithelial cells, as in the organs of sense.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
