| Name: | peripheral nervous system |
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| Synonyms: | pns |
| Definition: | Nervous structures including ganglia outside of the central nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000142] |
| Name: | neuron |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | The basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009248] |
| Name: | distributed |
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| Synonyms: | diffuse, scattered |
| Definition: | A spatial pattern inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being spread out or scattered about or divided up. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001566] |