| Term: | cranial nerve neuron projection |
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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: | cranial nerve |
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| Synonyms: | cranial nerves |
| Definition: | Twelve pairs of cranial nerves exit/enter the cranium through openings in the skull. The nerves contain efferent axons with motor and glandular functions, as well as afferent axons from cranial ganglia with sensory functions. The nerves are numbered in a rostral to caudal sequence, with the exception of the lateral line nerves. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000641] |
| Name: | neuron projection |
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| Synonyms: | nerve fiber, neurite, neuron process, neuron protrusion, neuronal cell projection |
| Definition: | A prolongation or process extending from a nerve cell, e.g. an axon or dendrite. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043005] QuickGO AmiGO |