Term: | motor neuron anatomical region |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | motor neuron |
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Synonyms: | motoneuron |
Definition: | An efferent neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009052] |
Name: | anatomical region |
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Definition: | A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm. |
Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070] |