| Name: | neural tube |
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| Synonyms: | presumptive central nervous system |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is the cavity-containing primordium of the central nervous system, developing from the neural rod in the late segmentation period. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001135] |
| Name: | anterior-posterior axis |
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| Synonyms: | A-P axis, anteroposterior axis, AP axis, cephalocaudal axis, craniocaudal axis, rostral/caudal, rostrocaudal axis |
| Definition: | An axis that extends through an organism from head end to opposite end of body or tail. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000013] |