loading...| Preferred Name |
colon |
| Synonyms |
posterior intestine large bowel hindgut |
| Definitions |
A portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum. In mammals, the colon is the most part of the large intestine, excluding the vermiform appendix, the rectum and the anal canal. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001155 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
MAT:0000526 Wikipedia:Colon_(anatomy) GAID:309 MESH:D003106 galen:Colon ZFA:0000706 TAO:0000706 VHOG:0000648 NCIT:C12382 EFO:0000361 BTO:0000269 AAO:0010400 EMAPA:18939 CALOHA:TS-0158 MAP:0000001 SCTID:302508007 EV:0100079 FMA:14543 XAO:0000243 UMLS:C0009368 MA:0000335 |
| definition |
A portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum. In mammals, the colon is the most part of the large intestine, excluding the vermiform appendix, the rectum and the anal canal. |
| editor note |
TODO - abstract this such that it legitimately covers all vertebrates Some references do not consider the caecum to be part of the colon. |
| has_exact_synonym |
large bowel |
| has_narrow_synonym |
posterior intestine |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
hindgut |
| id |
UBERON:0001155 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
colon |
| notation |
UBERON:0001155 |
| only in taxon | |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
colon |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
The posterior intestine has short longitudinally arranged epithelial folds which are similar to the colon of higher vertebrates. Wallace et al, 2005.[TAO] The last portion of the digestive system, it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body.[AAO] |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
Although all vertebrates have a digestive tract and accessory glands, various parts of this system are not necessarily homologous, analogous, or even present in all species. Therefore, broad comparisons can be best made under the listings of headgut, foregut, midgut, pancreas and biliary system, hindgut.[uncertain][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
colonic |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
In mammals, the colon consists of four sections: the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon[WP] In zebrafish, the posterior intestine has short longitudinally arranged epithelial folds which are similar to the colon of higher vertebrates[ZFIN] |
| UBPROP_0000009 |
it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body[WP] |
| subClassOf |