| Term Name: | somatic nervous system |
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| Synonyms: | PNS - somatic, somatic nervous system, somatic division, somatic peripheral nervous system |
| Definition: | Part of peripheral nervous system that includes the somatic parts of the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors. |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000012] |