Author Archives: Brian Hopkins

Arises from the vestibular nuclei  See Vestibular nuclei, Vestibular system

A sensory system that detects position and motion (specifically acceleration of the head), and which is a crucial organ of balance.  It is comprised of bilateral semicircular canals, the utricles and otoliths, all located in the inner ear, and includes the vestibular ganglion, and the vestibular nuclei in the brain stem as well as the medially …

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 See Vestibular system

See Deep cerebellar nuclei, Purkinje cells, Vestibular system, Vestibulospinal tract

Also called the inner ear, and buried deep in the temporal bone, they are part of the membraneous labyrinths that include the two otolith organs (the utricle and saccule) and the semicircular canals.    See Moro response, Otoliths, Vestibular system

See Acetylcholine (AcH), Alveoli, Boutons, Cochlea, Cytoskeleton, Endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus (body or complex or organ), Lysosomes, Mesencephalon, Metencephalon, Mitochonderia, Neural tube, Neurotransmitters, Organelles, Synapse

The live birth of an infant with a gestational age of 32 weeks or less.  See Cerebral (or intracerebral) haemorrhage, Developmental risks, Kangaroo-care, Preterm birth, Preterm infant

About two-thirds of newborns are born in the left vertex position during the last 3 to 4 weeks of a full term pregnancy, with the most common ones being left anterior occiput (LOA) or transverse (LOT).  The 2:1 ratio between left and right vertex presentations complies with that for left and right head position preferences …

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Literacy practices that are rooted in everyday life and communities, and which are usually less visible and less valued than the more dominant practices of powerful institutions such as school.  An example is ‘cooking literacy’ following a recipe, adapting it, copying it from a friend or the television, and so on.  See Critical literacy, Literacy, Personal …

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A fatty substance consisting of epithelial cells and sebaceous matter that covers the skin of the fetes during late gestation.