loading...| Preferred Name |
nerve plexus |
| Synonyms |
plexus |
| 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]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001810 |
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:122455009 BTO:0000205 MA:0002407 UMLS:C0501403 Wikipedia:Nervous_system_plexus EHDAA2:0003138 AEO:0000138 NCIT:C12929 FMA:5901 EMAPA:37683 EHDAA:3780 |
| 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]. |
| has part | |
| has_broad_synonym |
plexus |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001810 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
nerve plexus |
| notation |
UBERON:0001810 |
| prefLabel |
nerve plexus |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
in FMA this is a subtype of junction rather than tissue |
| subClassOf |