Remak, Robert


Remak, Robert

(rā′mok″) Ger. neurologist, 1815–1865.

Remak's axis cylinder

An axon.

Remak's band

The axis cylinder of a neuron.

Remak's fibers

The nonmyelinated nerve fibers.

Remak's ganglion

A group of nerve cells in the coronary sinus near its entry into the right atrium.

Remak,

Robert, Polish-German anatomist and histologist, 1815-1865. Remak bandRemak fibers - nerve fibers lacking a myelin sheath but, in common with others, enveloped by a sheath of Schwann cells. Synonym(s): unmyelinated fibersRemak ganglia - (1) groups of nerve cells in the wall of the venous sinus where it joins the right atrium of the heart; - (2) autonomic ganglia in nerves of the stomach.Remak nuclear division - direct division of the nucleus and cell, without the changes in the nucleus that occur in the ordinary process of cell reproduction. Synonym(s): amitosisRemak plexus - a gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers, derived chiefly from the superior mesenteric plexus, ramifying in the intestinal submucosa. Synonym(s): submucosal plexus