Systems Atlas Project
Level 1
Nervous system
human-biological/nervous-system
Justification
What has been written down.
Six fields are required of every node. Empty ones are shown as declared gaps — a gap means nothing has been written, not that there is nothing to write.
Definition
CommentThe system responsible for information processing, signal transmission, and coordination of body functions.
Inclusion
CommentDeclared gap No inclusion criteria have been written.
Exclusion
Comment- hormonal signalling — goes to endocrine-system does not exist in the atlas
- structural support — goes to musculoskeletal-system
Sources
CommentDeclared gap No sources have been cited.
Boundary cases
CommentDeclared gap No boundary cases have been recorded.
Uncertainty
CommentDeclared gap No uncertainty has been recorded.
Divides into
2 components at level 2.
CommentRules
Whether this division survives the six rules.
Rules 1, 5 and 6 are checked by the validator and reported here. Rules 2, 3 and 4 are judgements about meaning and cannot be automated — no state is claimed for them. The rules themselves are set out in the method.
At most seven
Divides into 2 components.
Mutually exclusive
A judgement about whether the parts overlap. Not automated.
Collectively exhaustive
A judgement about what the parts leave out. Not automated.
Equal abstraction
A judgement about whether the parts answer the same question type. Not automated.
Decomposable or terminal
Divides into 2 parts.
Justified in writing
2 of the six fields carry content. The rest are declared gaps.
Proposals
What has been argued about this node.
Nothing has been decided against this node. That is not the same as nothing being wrong with it.
Discussion
What has been said about this node.
Nothing published on this node yet.