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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. CranialNerve The collection of all cranial <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. In an individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>s appear as 12 pairs of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s extending from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>. cranial nerve cranial nerves Cranial nerves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerves http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-cranial_nerve-noun-1 The collection of all optic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjLm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OpticNerve</a> (paired in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Vertebrate</a>s) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTfpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Retina</a> of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a> conducting visual stimuli to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjLm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OpticNerve</a> is the second <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a> of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Vertebrate</a>. OpticNerve optic nerve The collection of all abducens <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvjl41ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AbducensNerve</a> (or 'abducent nerve') is the sixth <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvjl41ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AbducensNerve</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> the lateral rectus <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYA8cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Muscle</a> (one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvoUnsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExtraocularMuscleSet</a>) to move the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eye</a> on its side of the body. AbducensNerve abducens nerve HypoglossalNerve The collection of all hypoglossal <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9eWA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HypoglossalNerve</a> is a twelfth <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9eWA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HypoglossalNerve</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjmJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tongue</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYA8cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Muscle</a>s. hypoglossal nerve VagusNerve The collection of all vagus <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rviHk2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VagusNerve</a> is the tenth <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rviHk2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VagusNerve</a> provides parasympathetic fibers to many <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3iWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organ</a>s of the body. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Heart</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjKy5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lung</a>s, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjgw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Spleen</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Liver</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlqpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Stomach</a>, each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kidney</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlIJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SmallIntestine</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LargeIntestine</a> are all innervated by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rviHk2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VagusNerve</a>. The vagus also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pharynx</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViOnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Larynx</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj9Q5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Esophagus</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjmJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tongue</a>. wandering nerve AuditoryNerve The collection of all auditory <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjMFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AuditoryNerve</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a> innervating the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJ8SsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InnerEar</a> which transmits signals concerned with hearing and balance to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a> auditory nerve OculomotorNerve The collection of all oculomotor <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvj7pZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OculomotorNerve</a> is the third <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. Each member of the pair serves four of the six <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYA8cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Muscle</a>s in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvoUnsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExtraocularMuscleSet</a>. oculomotor nerve OlfactoryNerve The collection of all olfactory <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvZuXAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OlfactoryNerve</a> is a first <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. Each member of the pair has many branches that serve the sense of smell. olfactory nerve glossopharyngeal nerve The collection of all glossopharyngeal <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwIr5X5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GlossopharyngealNerve</a> is the ninth <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. It <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> parts of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjmJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tongue</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pharynx</a> providing the sense of taste. GlossopharyngealNerve The collection of all trochlear <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s, paired in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Vertebrate</a> body. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyeBQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrochlearNerve</a> is a fourth <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. Each member of the pair <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> the superior oblique <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYA8cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Muscle</a> (one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvoUnsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExtraocularMuscleSet</a>). fourth cranial nerve TrochlearNerve The collection of all accessory <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwTEwI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AccessoryNerve</a> is the eleventh <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwTEwI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AccessoryNerve</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViOnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Larynx</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViv7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pharynx</a> and the large neck <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYA8cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Muscle</a>s (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvuL1CpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Trapezius</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv2bMg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SternoCleidoMastoid</a>). AccessoryNerve accessory nerve TrigeminalNerve trigeminal nerve The collection of all trigeminal <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwMF8CJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrigeminalNerve</a> is the fifth <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. Each member of the pair branches into an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwEs_K5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OphthalmicNerve</a>, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWNU9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MaxillaryNerve</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvcQKSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MandibularNerve</a>. The collection of all facial <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. Each member of a pair of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvthgEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacialNerve</a>s branches into a cervical branch, mandibular branch, buccal branch, zygomatic branch, and temporal branch. facial nerve FacialNerve CranialNerve The collection of all cranial <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. In an individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>s appear as 12 pairs of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s extending from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>. cranial nerve A predicate that is used to make exceptions to constraints normally imposed by some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rk8dxOFcGEdaLwgACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointSetOrCollectionType</a> (qq.v.). <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQtVmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">siblingDisjointExceptions</a> <b>SETORCOL1</b> <b>SETORCOL2</b>)</code> means that the pair consisting of <code><b>SETORCOL1</b></code> and <code><b>SETORCOL2</b></code> is exempt from the disjointness constraint that would otherwise be imposed because those set-or-collections are both elements of some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rk8dxOFcGEdaLwgACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointSetOrCollectionType</a>. (See these collections' comments for a full explanation of the constraints.) <p/> For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0GdXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryNerve</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a> are both instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwKTnSJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismPartType</a>, which in turn is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a>. Consequently, since <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0GdXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryNerve</a> is not a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a> (or vice versa), the two collections have a default disjointness constraint placed between them. However, such a disjointness constraint should be blocked, since any instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjLm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OpticNerve</a> is an instance of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0GdXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryNerve</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>. By asserting <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQtVmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">siblingDisjointExceptions</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0GdXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryNerve</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>)</code>, we block the disjointness constraint between those two collections, without disturbing the constraints between each of those collections and all their other (sibling) instances of the parent collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwKTnSJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismPartType</a>. Sibling Disjoint Exceptions siblingDisjointExceptions Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI CranialNerve The collection of all cranial <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. In an individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>s appear as 12 pairs of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s extending from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>. cranial nerve CranialNerve The collection of all cranial <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. In an individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWvJVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CranialNerve</a>s appear as 12 pairs of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s extending from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>. cranial nerve Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString SensoryNerve The collection of all solely sensory <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0GdXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryNerve</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a> that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> a sensory <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3iWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organ</a> or the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjX3ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Skin</a> or otherwise carries sensory information towards the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a> which carries both sensory and motor <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjjUpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Neuron</a>s (and thus signals) is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWXyu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryMotorNerve</a>. sensory nerve The collection of all nerves. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a> is a bundle of many nerve fibers (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwE1naZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Axon</a>s) covered with a wrapping of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv-aBgZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConnectiveTissue</a>. Sensory nerves (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0GdXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryNerve</a>) carry nerve impulses to the central nervous system; motor nerves (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwBexo5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MotorNerve</a>) carry impulses to the muscles. Most nerves are mixed, containing axons of both motor and sensory neurons. Nerve nerve The collection of all solely motor <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a>s. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwBexo5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MotorNerve</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a> that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVlqupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">innervates</a> a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYA8cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Muscle</a> by signalling for it to contract or relax. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nerve</a> containing both motor and sensory <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjjUpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Neuron</a>s is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWXyu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SensoryMotorNerve</a>. MotorNerve motor nerve internal animal body region type InternalAnimalBodyRegionType A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvxc48pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismConstituentType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rHrmSNDQ-QdmercrM6Bw1mg" class="cyc_term">InternalAnimalBodyRegionType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVraoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyRegion</a> whose instances are, under normal circumstances, located completely within (i.e. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvuIDVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">in_ContCompletely</a>) the outer surface of an animal. Instances include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Heart</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCG5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bone_BodyPart</a>. Non-instances include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi6YJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Head_AnimalBodyPart</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkBpJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wing_AnimalBodyPart</a>,and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4reD9GUO1TQdiOaOGRBoFR1w" class="cyc_term">UpperBody_Human</a>, which are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rFRCrfjQ4QdmLuKByH71oGQ" class="cyc_term">ExternalAnimalBodyRegionType</a> (q.v.). wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name AnimalBodyPartType A collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVraoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyRegion</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjn2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyPartType</a> is a collection of body parts, where the parts in question are differentiated from other body parts according to structure or function. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjn2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyPartType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkFEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpinalColumn</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi41pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eyelash</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NervousSystem</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjkypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Urethra</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkBpJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wing_AnimalBodyPart</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjoOJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeelOfPalm</a>. body part type