Term Name: somatic nervous system
Synonyms: PNS - somatic, somatic nervous system, somatic division, somatic peripheral nervous system
Definition: Part of peripheral nervous system that includes the somatic parts of the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000012]

Relationships
is part of: peripheral nervous system
has parts: gustatory epithelium olfactory epithelium pudendal nerve somatic motor system somatic sensory system vestibular organ
is a type of: organ system subdivision