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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. peripheral nervous system
  6. peripheral nerves
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. peripheral nervous system
  6. peripheral nerves
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. peripheral nervous system
  6. peripheral nerves
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. peripheral nervous system
  6. peripheral nerves
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. peripheral nervous system
  6. peripheral nerves
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. peripheral nervous system
  6. peripheral nerves

Preferred term

peripheral nerves

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • endoneurium
  • epineurium
  • perineurium

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/54679

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