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For most purposes we record the anatomical location of cells using **'part of'**.

e.g. eipthelial cell SubClassOf **'part of'** *some* eipthelium
e.g. epithelial cell SubClassOf **'part of'** *some* epithelium

means that

1. All epithelial cells are part of an epithelium. We wouldn't say 'epithelial cell' part_of some 'kidney tubule epithelium', because not all of them are.
1. All parts of an epithelial cell are part of an epithelium.
1. Epithelial cells are part_of some epithelium at all times. This last stricture can be hard to apply in the context of development. Some judgment may be required, e.g. - (TBA)

Some cells, most obviously neurons, only have some parts in the anatomical structure we want to relate them to. For example, anteriior horn motor neurons have a soma in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spine, but also project out of the spine to innervate muscles. We have a general relation for this, **'overlap'** (has some part in), but often we want to say something more specific. For example, neuon types are often referred to in part by the location of their soma. We have a dedicated relation for this: **'has soma location'**, allowing us to record:
Some cells, most obviously neurons, only have some parts in the anatomical structure we want to relate them to. For example, anteriior horn motor neurons have a soma in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spine, but also project out of the spine to innervate muscles. We have a general relation for this, **'overlap'** (has some part in), but often we want to say something more specific. For example, neuron types are often referred to in part by the location of their soma. We have a dedicated relation for this: **'has soma location'**, allowing us to record:

'anterior horn motor neuron' SubClassOf **'has soma location'** *some* 'ventral horn of spinal cord'

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For example:

'leukocyte' **develops from** *some* 'hematopoietuc stem cell'
'leukocyte' **develops from** *some* 'hematopoietic stem cell'

## Relations for neurons

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