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enteric nervous system

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The enteric nervous system is composed of two ganglionated neural plexuses in the gut wall which form one of the three major divisions of the autonomic nervous system. The enteric nervous system innervates the gastrointestinal tract, the pancreas, and the gall bladder. It contains sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons. Thus the circuitry can autonomously sense the tension and the chemical environment in the gut and regulate blood vessel tone, motility, secretions, and fluid transport. The system is itself governed by the central nervous system and receives both parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0048484 ]

Synonyms: PNS - enteric enteric PNS

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Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

external ontology notes

most sources classify this as autonomic, but in FMA it is placed directly under nervous system.

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UBERON:0002005