A major division of the nervous system that contains nerves which connect the central nervous system (CNS) with sensory organs, other organs, muscles, blood vessels and glands. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0007422 ]
Synonyms: pars peripherica systema nervosum periphericum
Term information
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- Wikipedia:Peripheral_nervous_system
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cumbo, uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
Part of nervous system in which nerves extend throughout the body outside of the brain and spinal cord.[AAO]
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the part of the nervous system connected to the CNS which contains cranial nerves III - XII, spinal, peripheral and autonomic nerves. (CUMBO)
Nervous structures including ganglia outside of the central nervous system. Kimmel et al, 1995.[TAO]
(...) specific vertebrate traits within the chordate phylum such as skeletal tissues, PNS, and spectacular head and brain development, are linked to the NC (neural crest) and its derivatives.[well established][VHOG]