enteric nervous system
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002005
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
Term info
- EMAPA:26922
- MAT:0000102
- BAMS:ENS
- EFO:0000895
- MIAA:0000102
- Wikipedia:Enteric_nervous_system
- ZFA:0001155
- EHDAA2:0004202
- BTO:0002506
- CALOHA:TS-2093
- BIRNLEX:1166
- GAID:799
- MA:0000222
- TAO:0001155
- FMA:66070
- MESH:D017615
- UMLS:C0206111 (BIRNLEX:1166)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
most sources classify this as autonomic, but in FMA it is placed directly under nervous system.
uberon
UBERON:0002005
Enteric nervous system
Term relations
- organ system subdivision
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some autonomic nervous system
- contributes to morphology of some autonomic nervous system
- develops from some vagal neural crest