Vaginal lubrication. Vaginal lubrication is a naturally produced fluid that lubricates a woman's vagina. Vaginal lubrication is always present, but production increases significantly near ovulation and during sexual arousal in anticipation of sexual intercourse. Vaginal dryness is the condition in which this lubrication is insufficient, and sometimes artificial lubricants are used to augment it. Without sufficient lubrication, sexual intercourse can be painful to women as well as their male partners. The vaginal lin
Basal nuclei: A region located at the base of the brain composed of 4 clusters of neurons, or nerve cells. This area of the brain is responsible for body movement and coordination.The groups of neurons most prominently and consistently affected in Huntington disease -- the pallidum and striatum -- are located in the basal nuclei.The pallidum is composed of structures called the globus pallidus and the ventral pallidum while the striatum consists of the caudate nucleus, putamen, and ventral striatum.). The basal nuclei are also called the basal ganglia.
B cells B lymphocytes. band cell a late metamyelocyte in which the nucleus is in the form of a curved or coiled band. basal cell an early keratinocyte, present in the stratum basale of the epidermis. basal granular cells APUD cells located at the base of the epithelium at many places in the gastrointestinal tract.