reticular activating system
n.
The part of the reticular formation in the brainstem that plays a central role in bodily and behavioral alertness; its ascending connections affect the function of the cerebral cortex and its descending connections affect bodily posture and reflex mechanisms.
Words nearby reticular activating system
reticence,
reticent,
reticle,
reticul-,
reticular,
reticular activating system,
reticular cell,
reticular degeneration,
reticular dystrophy of cornea,
reticular fiber,
reticular formation