Term Information

Accession
GO:0021603
Name
cranial nerve formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process that gives rise to the cranial nerves. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The cranial nerves are composed of twelve pairs of nerves that emanate from the nervous tissue of the hindbrain. These nerves are sensory, motor, or mixed in nature, and provide the motor and general sensory innervation of the head, neck and viscera. They mediate vision, hearing, olfaction and taste and carry the parasympathetic innervation of the autonomic ganglia that control visceral functions. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid, ISBN:0838580343
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0021603 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of cranial nerve formation (GO:0021603)
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cranial nerve formation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cranial nerve morphogenesis (GO:0021602)
cranial nerve formation [is_a relation] is_a  anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis (GO:0048646)
Children of cranial nerve formation (GO:0021603)
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abducens nerve formation (GO:0021599) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
hypoglossal nerve formation (GO:0021620) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
glossopharyngeal nerve formation (GO:0021616) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
optic nerve formation (GO:0021634) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
trochlear nerve formation (GO:0021642) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
vagus nerve formation (GO:0021646) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
vestibulocochlear nerve formation (GO:0021650) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
accessory nerve formation (GO:0021608) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
olfactory nerve formation (GO:0021628) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
oculomotor nerve formation (GO:0021623) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
trigeminal nerve formation (GO:0021638) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
facial nerve formation (GO:0021611) [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve formation
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