Bernard,
Claude, French physiologist, 1813-1878. Bernard canal - the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas. Synonym(s):
accessory pancreatic duct;
Bernard duct Bernard puncture - a puncture at a point in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain which causes glycosuria. Synonym(s): diabetic puncture
Bernard-Cannon homeostasis - the set of mechanisms responsible for the cybernetic adjustment of physiological and biochemical states in postnatal life. Synonym(s): physiological homeostasis
Bernard-Sergent syndrome - Synonym(s): acute adrenocortical insufficiency
Cannon,
Walter B., U.S. physiologist, 1871-1945. Cannon law - reaction of excessive sensitivity to chemical neurotransmitters in tissue with deficiency of autonomic supply.
Cannon point - the location in the midtransverse colon at which innervation by superior and inferior mesenteric plexuses overlap at the junction of the primitive midgut and hindgut. Synonym(s):
Cannon ring Cannon syndrome - perspiration and palpitations due to increased secretion of adrenalin.
Cannon theory - a theory of the emotions that animal and human organisms respond to emergency situations by increased sympathetic nervous system activity. Synonym(s): emergency theory
Cannon-Bard theory - the view that the feeling aspect of emotion and the pattern of emotional behavior are controlled by the hypothalamus.
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