centripetal

Examples

• All

• During reflex testing, doctors analyze how centripetal impulses travel toward the spinal cord.

• Damage to centripetal neurons may affect a patient’s ability to feel touch or pain.

• In biology, centripetal impulses are crucial for sensory processing.

• The centripetal nature of the nerve signal is essential for reflex actions.

• Damage to centripetal neurons may affect a patient's ability to feel touch or pain.

• During reflex testing, doctors analyze how centripetal impulses travel toward the spinal cord.

• The centripetal nerve fibers carry sensory information from the skin to the brain.

Synonyms

S

sensory

vscentripetal

• Specialized

6 3.9

Carrying signals from the skin and sense organs to the brain and spinal cord

is narrower, referring specifically to signals from organs that detect stimuli

R

receptive

vscentripetal

• Specialized

1 8.5

Carrying sensory signals from the body to the brain or spinal cord

is broader, covering any peripheral input not only organ receptors

Compounds

C

centripetal force

1 5.4

A force that pulls a moving object toward the center of its circular path

C

centripetal acceleration

• Specialized

7.0

A change in an object's movement that makes it move toward the centre when it follows a curve

C

centripetal force

6.1

An influence that pulls different groups together around a shared goal

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology