Preferred Name |
nerve plexus |
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Synonyms |
plexus |
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Definitions |
Anatomical junction where subdivisions of two or more neural trees interconnect with one another to form a network through which nerve fibers of the constituent nerve trees become regrouped; together with other nerve plexuses, nerves and ganglia, it constitutes the peripheral nervous system. Examples: cervical nerve plexus, brachial nerve plexus, sacral nerve plexus[FMA]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001810 |
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ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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ccf_part_of | ||
ccf_pref_label |
nerve plexus |
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definition |
Anatomical junction where subdivisions of two or more neural trees interconnect with one another to form a network through which nerve fibers of the constituent nerve trees become regrouped; together with other nerve plexuses, nerves and ganglia, it constitutes the peripheral nervous system. Examples: cervical nerve plexus, brachial nerve plexus, sacral nerve plexus[FMA]. |
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external_ontology_notes |
Made to be a subtype of junction rather than tissue to be consistent with FMA |
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has broad synonym |
plexus |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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id |
UBERON:0001810 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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isDefinedBy | ||
label |
nerve plexus |
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notation |
UBERON:0001810 |
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prefLabel |
nerve plexus |
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xRef |
EHDAA:3780 EHDAA2:0003138 UMLS:C0501403 MA:0002407 AEO:0000138 FMA:5901 BTO:0000205 NCIT:C12929 SCTID:122455009 Wikipedia:Nervous_system_plexus EMAPA:37683 |
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subClassOf |