WormMine: AnatomyTerm WBbt:0005760

• Definition: Part of the nervous system that lies completely outside the pharynx.
• Name: somatic nervous system
• Primary Identifier: WBbt:0005760

5 Children

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
a large process bundle that runs along the vental mid-line extending from the ventral region of the nerve ring.	ventral nerve cord	ventral cord	WBbt:0005829
the most extensive region of neuropil in the animal, consists of a large toroidal bundle of processes.	nerve ring	circumpharyngeal nerve ring	WBbt:0006749
a bundle of nerve processes that runs along the dorsal mid-line of the animal.	dorsal nerve cord	dorsal cord	WBbt:0006750
nerve cord positioned at the lateral flanks of the animal, consists of processes of the neuron classes BDU, CAN, PVD and ALA.	lateral nerve cord		WBbt:0006769
neuron of the somatic nervous system.	somatic neuron	body neuron	WBbt:0006752

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2 Parents

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
Complement of nervous tissue (neurones, nerves, receptors and support cells) serving to detect, relay and coordinate information about an animal`s internal and external environments and to initiate and integrate its effector responses and activities.	nervous system		WBbt:0005735
intergrated group of organs, performing one or more unified functions.	Organ system		WBbt:0005746