cementoenamel junction


junction

 [jungk´shun] a place of meeting or coming together. adj., adj junc´tional.atrioventricular junction in the conduction system of the heart, the junction between the atrioventricular node and the nonbranching portion of the bundle of His.cementoenamel junction the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth meets the enamel covering the crown.gap junction a narrowed portion of the intercellular space, containing channels linking adjacent cells and through which can pass ions, most sugars, amino acids, nucleotides, vitamins, hormones, and cyclic AMP. In electrically excitable tissues the gap junctions serve to transmit electrical impulses via ionic currents and are known as synapses" >electrotonic synapses; they are present in such tissues as myocardial tissue.myoneural junction (neuromuscular junction) the site of junction of a motor fiber" >nerve fiber and a skeletal fiber" >muscle fiber that it innervates. The discoid expansion of the terminal branch of the axon forms the motor end plate, the neurotransmitter that diffuses across the synapse is acetylcholine.sclerocorneal junction limbus (def. 2).ureteropelvic junction the area where the pelvis" >renal pelvis meets the ureter.

ce·men·to·e·nam·el junc·tion

the surface at which the enamel of the crown and the cementum of the root of a tooth are joined.
See also: cervical line.

ce·men·to·e·nam·el junc·tion

(CEJ) (sĕ-men'tō-ĕ-nam'ĕl jŭngk'shŭn) The surface at which the enamel of the crown and the cementum of the root of a tooth are joined.
See also: cervical line

ce·men·to·e·nam·el junc·tion

(CEJ) (sĕ-men'tō-ĕ-nam'ĕl jŭngk'shŭn) Surface at which enamel of crown and cementum of tooth root are joined.
See also: cervical line