central nervous system

main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges
Thing organ_type Q47273
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central nervous system

Summary

central nervous system is an organ type[1]. It draws 5,192 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #18 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • central nervous system's instance of is recorded as organ type[3].
  • central nervous system's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • central nervous system is a type of nervous system[5].
  • central nervous system is a type of organ with organ cavity[6].
  • central nervous system is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • central nervous system is part of nervous system[8].
  • central nervous system's Commons category is recorded as Central nervous system[9].
  • central nervous system comprises brain[10].
  • central nervous system comprises spinal cord[11].
  • central nervous system comprises meninges[12].
  • central nervous system comprises brain stem[13].
  • central nervous system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Central nervous system[14].
  • central nervous system's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • central nervous system's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12438[16].
  • central nervous system's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CNS'}[17].
  • central nervous system's development of anatomical structure is recorded as central nervous system development[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include nervous system[5], organ with organ cavity[6], and particular anatomical entity[7].

Use and Application

Components include brain[10], an organ type[19]; spinal cord[11], an organ type[20]; meninges[12], a class of anatomical entity[21]; and brain stem[13], a class of anatomical entity[22]. central nervous system is part of nervous system[8].

Why It Matters

central nervous system draws 5,192 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #18 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Terminologia Anatomica. unifr.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Terminologia Anatomica. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Terminologia Anatomica. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Terminologia Anatomica. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Development of anatomical structure central nervous system development
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