Term: inferior olive neuron
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Name: inferior olive
Synonyms:
Definition: Hindbrain nucleus where climbing fibers originate. The neurons in the inferior olive are capable of prolonged oscillatory activity. The inferior olive is called a precerebellar nucleus since virtually all of the efferent axons terminate in the cerebellum.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000215]
Name: neuron
Synonyms:
Definition: The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009248]