nervous system

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nervous system

Summary

nervous system is an anatomical system type[1]. It draws 640 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_system_type category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • nervous system's instance of is recorded as anatomical system type[3].
  • nervous system's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • nervous system is made of nervous tissue[5].
  • nervous system is a type of organ system[6].
  • nervous system is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • nervous system is part of neurovascular system[8].
  • nervous system's Commons category is recorded as Nervous system[9].
  • nervous system comprises central nervous system[10].
  • nervous system comprises peripheral nervous system[11].
  • nervous system comprises neuron[12].
  • nervous system comprises neuroglia[13].
  • nervous system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nervous system[14].
  • nervous system's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • nervous system's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • nervous system's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • nervous system's topic has template is recorded as Template:Nervous system[18].
  • nervous system's studied by is recorded as neurobiology[19].
  • nervous system's studied by is recorded as neuroethology[20].
  • nervous system's studied by is recorded as neurology[21].
  • nervous system's studied by is recorded as neuroanatomy[22].
  • nervous system's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[23].
  • nervous system's development of anatomical structure is recorded as nervous system development[24].
  • nervous system's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[25].
  • nervous system's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • nervous system's model item is recorded as human nervous system[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Components include central nervous system[10], an organ type[28]; peripheral it[11], a class of anatomical entity[29]; neuron[12], a cell type[30]; and neuroglia[13], a cell type[31]. It is part of neurovascular system[8].

Why It Matters

nervous system draws 640 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_system_type category, ranking #4 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Terminologia Anatomica. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Terminologia Anatomica. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template Template:Nervous system
    Described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Has part(s) central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, neuron +1
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3750, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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