| rhodopsin |
ro-DOP-sin A pigment molecule stored in rod cells of the retina. Light splits rhodopsin, which depolarizes the rod cell and provokes an action potential. 644
Ãâó: www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/life/glossaryr.mhtml
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| rhombencephalon |
(Gr. rhombos + enkephalos, brain): The hindbrain; most caudal of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic brain. The adult derivatives of which are the cerebellum and pons (metencephalon) and the medulla oblongata (myelencephal on).
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| rhomboid fossa |
The diamond-shaped fourth ventricle.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
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| rhombencephalon |
The part of the brain developed from the posterior vesicle. It includes the metencephalon and the myeloncephalon, the cerebellum, pons and medulla.
Ãâó: www.meridianinstitute.com/eamt/files/burns2/bur2gl...
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| rhomboid |
The shape of a diamond in a pack of cards.
Ãâó: www.ernestartist.org/BotanicalGlossary01.htm
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