The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.

Annotation

general only; do not use as a coordinate for specific nerves indexed with organ /innerv

DUI

D010525 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0016349