| Term: | brain anterior-posterior axis |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | anterior-posterior axis |
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| Synonyms: | A-P axis, anteroposterior axis, AP axis, cephalocaudal axis, craniocaudal axis, rostral/caudal, rostrocaudal axis |
| Definition: | An axis that extends through an organism from head end to opposite end of body or tail. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000013] |