#nerve
- Areflexia — The complete absence of involuntary reflexes (osteotendinous or cutaneous) following specific mechanical or electrical stimulation; a structural pathological state indicating an interruption of the reflex arc within the central or peripheral nervous system, frequently encountered in severe neuropathies, coma, or spinal shock.
- Auditory — Belonging to hearing, relating to hearing or its organs; destined for the perception of sounds. In a neurophysiological sense, the term describes all the structural and nerve channels responsible for transforming acoustic vibrations from the environment into bioelectric signals interpreted by the cerebral cortex.
- Axon — A unique, long, and thread-like extension of a neuron, which has the fundamental structural and physiological role of conducting the efferent nerve impulse (action potential) away from the cell body (soma) toward other nerve, muscle, or glandular cells. This cellular component is delimited by the axolemma, contains axoplasm, and is often protected by an insulating myelin sheath, facilitating an ultra-fast, precise, and delicate transmission of bioelectric signals within the nervous system.
- Axonal — Pertaining to the axon, regarding the axon, or located at the level of the nerve cell's main extension. In pathology and clinical neurology, the term is utilized to describe cytoplasmic transport processes, traumatic injuries, or structural degenerations (such as axonal degeneration) affecting the integrity of nerve fibers, having a direct impact on the quality of electrical impulse conduction.