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nerve
vr.tr.nerve · thing-q9620
Let an agent handle nerves by anatomy, function, injury and conditions, routing symptoms to health professionals.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Anatomy Which nerve.
Name
Named nerve.
Name
Named nerve.
- Which nerve is meant? definition
- What does it supply? definition
Type
Sensory or motor.
Type
Nerve type.
- Is it sensory, motor, mixed or autonomic? definition
- Where does it originate? definition
Function Signals.
Signalling
Conduction.
Signalling
Conduction.
- How do nerves conduct signals? definition
- How fast? measurement
Testing
Nerve studies.
Testing
Nerve testing.
- How are nerve conduction studies done? definition
- Who performs them? boundary
Health Symptoms.
Urgent
Red flags.
Urgent
Urgent signs.
- Are there sudden weakness, numbness or speech changes that need emergency care? boundary
- Who should be called? action
Conditions
Neuropathy.
Conditions
Nerve conditions.
- Could ongoing tingling indicate a condition needing a doctor? boundary
- Which specialist treats it? action
Protection Prevention.
Work
Vibration and posture.
Work
Workplace protection.
- How can vibration or repetitive strain damage be prevented? action
- Which limits apply? provenance
Senses
Idiom.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is nerve in the sense of courage meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
What it is Filled
A bundle of nerve fibres (axons) enclosed in connective tissue that carries signals between the brain or spinal cord and the rest of the body, including sensory, motor and autonomic nerves.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle nerves by anatomy, function, injury and conditions, routing symptoms to health professionals.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Bundles of axons
- Sensory, motor or mixed
- Peripheral nervous system
- Can be compressed or injured
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose nerve damage or disease for a specific person.
- Advise on procedures, injections or treatment near nerves without a clinician.
- Use knowledge of nerves to help cause pain or injury to a person.
- Dismiss persistent numbness, weakness or pain as unimportant.
Only with a human decision
- Any treatment or procedure involving nerves.
May
- Explain the anatomy and function of nerves in general terms with sources.
- Help a patient organise symptoms and questions for a clinician.
Moral aspects Filled
- Nerve injuries can cause lifelong pain or loss of function.
- Chronic nerve pain is often disbelieved, leaving patients without care.
Who is affected
- Patients
- People with chronic pain
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose body it is, with their clinicians.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112826975 - registry parent class
- Q203850 - registry parent class
- Q66506231 - registry parent class
related
- nervous tissue and anatomical structure - category
- nervous system - system
- muscle - effector
- reflex - function
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.nerve
- Wikidata: Q9620 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9620)
- Uberon id: UBERON:0001021 nerve
Direct properties required Filled
- conduction velocity: about 0.5-120 m/s - unmyelinated to large myelinated fibres
Recognition required Filled
- Named nerves such as the sciatic or median nerve
- Cranial and spinal nerves
- Nerve as courage is an idiomatic sense
- White cord-like structures branching through the body.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- understand nerve anatomy
- recognise when numbness or weakness needs care
- protect nerves at work
- study nerve conduction
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing signs needing urgent care such as sudden weakness
- Compression injuries
- Vibration damage
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Terminologia Anatomica
- Hand-arm vibration rules at work
Context of use required Filled
- Carrying sensation, movement commands and autonomic control.
- cranial nerves
- spinal nerves
- sensory nerves
- motor nerves
- autonomic nerves
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q9620: nerve - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Nerve - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should named nerves be separate entries?
- How should symptoms be routed?
- How should the idiomatic sense be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9620/spec.json