The area postrema, a paired structure in the medulla oblongata of the brainstem, is a circumventricular organ having permeable capillaries and sensory...

vomiting center to initiate vomiting. The CTZ is located within the area postrema, which is on the floor of the fourth ventricle and is outside of the...

rapid neurohumoral exchange include the subfornical organ (SFO), the area postrema (AP), the vascular organ of lamina terminalis (VOLT — also known as...

cervical spinal cord can cause respiratory insufficiency. Lesions in the area postrema of the medulla oblongata can cause vomiting or hiccups, as well as pain...

system in the area postrema and nucleus tractus solitarii. Cardiopulmonary receptors sense a decreased blood volume, and signal to area postrema and nucleus...

barrier. Included among CVOs having highly permeable capillaries are the area postrema, subfornical organ, vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, median...

wary of predators. Area postrema, the part of the brain that controls vomiting Chemoreceptor trigger zone, the part of the area postrema that relays signals...

dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve. The vagal trigone is separated from the area postrema by a narrow strip of thickened ependyma – the funiculus separans. Funiculus...

sudden inflammation of the pancreas Alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme Area postrema, a part of the brain Colporrhaphy or A&P repair, of vaginal walls Ammonium...

pregnancy, and to combat opioid nausea. H1 receptors in central areas include area postrema and vomiting center in the vestibular nucleus. Also, many of...

vice-counties, subdivisions of Great Britain or Ireland Vomiting center (area postrema), a structure in the brain Vital capacity, a maximum amount of air a...

chemoreceptor trigger zone, known as the area postrema, stimulation of which can lead to vomiting. The area postrema is a circumventricular organ and as such...

human brain, MCs can be located in various areas, such as the pituitary stalk, the pineal gland, the area postrema, the choroid plexus, thalamus, hypothalamus...

of aversive stimuli. The vomiting center in the medulla, called the area postrema, contains high concentrations of substance P and its receptor, in addition...

center, ventral respiratory group, and pontine respiratory group), area postrema, and dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve. Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) is...

neurons project from a nucleus that is adjacent (ventrolateral) to the area postrema and from a nucleus in the dorsal region of the solitary tract. Dopamine...

human brain, MCs can be located in various areas, such as the pituitary stalk, the pineal gland, the area postrema, the choroid plexus, thalamus, hypothalamus...

Perihypoglossal nuclei Intercalated nucleus Prepositus nucleus Sublingual nucleus Area postrema Medullary cranial nerve nuclei Inferior salivatory nucleus Nucleus ambiguus...

breathing and blood pressure. Another important medullary structure is the area postrema whose functions include the control of vomiting. Cross-section of the...

tongue-shaped area, the area postrema. On section it is seen that the funiculus separans is formed by a strip of thickened ependyma, and the area postrema by loose...

nerve terminals and centrally in the chemoreceptor trigger zone of the area postrema in the medulla. Serotonin is released by the enterochromaffin cells...

to be related to their inhibition of PDE4D which is expressed in the area postrema. Nausea, vomiting, and related general gastrointestinal side effects...

PAI-2. Angiotensin II increases thirst sensation (dipsogen) through the area postrema and subfornical organ of the brain, decreases the response of the baroreceptor...

This elevation similarly stimulates the medullary vomiting center and area postrema, leading to morning vomiting. Other symptoms and findings depend largely...

zone (CTZ): The CTZ is located in the area postrema in the floor of the fourth ventricle within the brain. This area is outside the blood brain barrier,...

blood can be detected directly in the area postrema of the brain and trigger the emetic reflex. The area postrema is a structure located on the floor of...

electrical stimulation of another area of the cerebral cortex. The chemoreceptor trigger zone is within the area postrema of the medulla oblongata in which...

potential alkaline phosphatase angina pectoris anteroposterior apical area postrema A&P auscultation and percussion anatomy and physiology A/P anatomy and...

inflamed meninges. The increase in intracranial pressure stimulates the area postrema to create nausea sensations which may lead to brain herniation and damage...

respond to changes in body fluids—such as the pineal gland, area postrema, and some areas of the hypothalamus. There is a similar blood–cerebrospinal...