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nervous system

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The nervous system is an organ system containing predominantly neuron and glial cells. In bilaterally symmetrical organism, it is arranged in a network of tree-like structures connected to a central body. The main functions of the nervous system are to regulate and control body functions, and to receive sensory input, process this information, and generate behavior [CUMBO]. [ http://www.wormbase.org/get?name=rynl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_system https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-14-051288-8 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A3110148986 http://zfin.org/curator ]

Term info

Label

nervous system

Synonyms
  • neurological system
database cross reference
Subsets

cumbo, uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Nervous_system_diagram.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/TE-Nervous_system_diagram.svg

external definition

A regulatory system of the body that consists of neurons and neuroglial cells. The nervous system is divided into two parts, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). (Source: BioGlossary, www.Biology-Text.com)[TAO], Anatomical system consisting of nerve bodies and nerve fibers which regulate the response of the body to external and internal stimuli.[AAO]

has narrow synonym

nerve net

has related synonym

systema nervosum

has relational adjective

neural, nervous

homology notes

Nervous systems evolved in the ancestor of Eumetazoa.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001016