loading...| Preferred Name |
brain |
| Synonyms |
suprasegmental structures encephalon suprasegmental levels of nervous system synganglion the brain |
| Definitions |
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate, and most invertebrate, animals. Some primitive animals such as jellyfish and starfish have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges lack any nervous system at all. In vertebrates, the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell[WP]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000955 |
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| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0000142 http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=21 BILA:0000135 ABA:Brain GAID:571 FMA:50801 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA EFO:0000302 BAMS:Br EMAPA:16894 EHDAA:6485 MAT:0000098 PBA:3999 MA:0000168 EHDAA:2641 EV:0100164 MIAA:0000098 MESH:D001921 TAO:0000008 HBA:4005 UMLS:C1269537 galen:Brain UMLS:C0006104 CALOHA:TS-0095 XAO:0000010 EHDAA2:0000183 BAMS:Brain VHOG:0000157 ZFA:0000008 AAO:0010478 FBbt:00005095 DHBA:10155 http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_796 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0006104 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1269537 http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=21 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain |
| editor note |
requires review for applicability to invertebrate structures, e.g. synganglion |
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| external_definition |
Part of the central nervous system situated within the cranium and composed of both nerve cell bodies and nerve fibers.[AAO] The part of the central nervous system contained within the cranium, comprising the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain, and metencephalon. It is derived from the anterior part of the embryonic neural tube (or the encephalon). Does not include retina. (CUMBO) Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.[TAO] |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
suprasegmental structures encephalon suprasegmental levels of nervous system synganglion the brain |
| homology_notes |
(...) at some stage of its development, every chordate exhibits five uniquely derived characters or synapomorphies of the group: (...) (4) a single, tubular nerve cord that is located dorsal to the notochord (...) (reference 1); The neural tube is destined to differentiate into the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) (reference 2).[well established][VHOG] |
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UBERON:0000955 |
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http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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brain |
| notation |
UBERON:0000955 |
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| prefLabel |
brain |
| textual definition |
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate, and most invertebrate, animals. Some primitive animals such as jellyfish and starfish have a decentralized nervous system without a brain, while sponges lack any nervous system at all. In vertebrates, the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell[WP]. |
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