Thing > MedicalEntity > AnatomicalStructure > Nerve

A common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitted along each of the axons.

Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from Thing
additionalType	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
description	Text	A short description of the item.
image	URL	URL of an image of the item.
name	Text	The name of the item.
url	URL	URL of the item.
Properties from MedicalEntity
alternateName	Text	Any alternate name for this medical entity.
code	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
guideline	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
medicineSystem	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.
Properties from AnatomicalStructure
associatedPathophysiology	Text	If applicable, a description of the pathophysiology associated with the anatomical system, including potential abnormal changes in the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the system.
bodyLocation	Text	Location in the body of the anatomical structure.
connectedTo	AnatomicalStructure	Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected.
diagram	ImageObject	An image containing a diagram that illustrates the structure and/or its component substructures and/or connections with other structures.
function	Text	Function of the anatomical structure.
partOfSystem	AnatomicalSystem	The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of.
relatedCondition	MedicalCondition	A medical condition associated with this anatomy.
relatedTherapy	MedicalTherapy	A medical therapy related to this anatomy.
subStructure	AnatomicalStructure	Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure.
Properties from Nerve
branch	AnatomicalStructure or Nerve	The branches that delineate from the nerve bundle.
nerveMotor	Muscle	The neurological pathway extension that involves muscle control.
sensoryUnit	AnatomicalStructure or SuperficialAnatomy	The neurological pathway extension that inputs and sends information to the brain or spinal cord.
sourcedFrom	BrainStructure	The neurological pathway that originates the neurons.

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