Definition of Secretomotor. Meaning of Secretomotor. Synonyms of Secretomotor

- The adjective secretomotor refers to the capacity of a structure (often a nerve) to induce a gland to secrete a substance (usually mucus or serous fluid)...
- lateral portion of the upper eyelid. It also receives a parasympathetic secretomotor communicating branch for the lacrimal gland which it conveys to the gland...
- sensory innervation from the front of the tongue and parasympathetic (secretomotor) innervation to the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. Chorda...
- empathetic response. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotor phenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the lacrimal apparatus...
- pterygopalatine ganglion. It forms part of a chain of nerves that provide secretomotor innervation to the lacrimal gland and mucosal glands of nasal cavity...
- innervation also reach the plexus), whereas the submucous plexus provides secretomotor innervation to the mucosa nearest the lumen of the gut. It arises from...
- the superficial temporal artery.[citation needed] Shortly after the secretomotor parasympathetic fibers branch from the auriculotemporal nerve (parotid...
- circular and longitudinal muscle layers. Beyond its primary motor and secretomotor functions, the myenteric plexus exhibits projections to submucosal ganglia...
- visceral efferent (GVE) nerve conveying pre-ganglionic parasympathetic secretomotor fibers for the parotid gland from the tympanic plexus to the otic ganglion...
- pterygopalatine ganglion, which contains the postganglionic neurons which provide secretomotor innervation to the lacrimal gland, as well as the nasal and palatine...