loading...| Preferred Name |
small intestine |
| Synonyms |
small intestine mid intestine anterior intestine intestinum tenue small bowel |
| Definitions |
Subdivision of digestive tract that connects the stomach to the large intestine and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place (with the exception of ruminants). The mammalian small intestine is long and coiled and can be differentiated histologically into: duodenum, jejunem, ileum[WP,cjm,Kardong]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002108 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
EV:0100072 CALOHA:TS-0942 MESH:A03.492.411.620 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjlIJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MAT:0000047 BTO:0000651 MIAA:0000047 FMA:7200 ZFA:0001323 AAO:0010397 XAO:0000130 UMLS:C0021852 MA:0000337 GAID:313 EFO:0000841 galen:SmallIntestine EMAPA:32834 VHOG:0000055 TAO:0001323 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0021852 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stomach_colon_rectum_diagram.svg |
| external_definition |
The terminal region of the mid intestine is comprised of specialized enterocytes that appear to play a role in mucosal immunity. Wallace et al, 2005.[TAO] |
| has exact synonym |
small intestine small bowel |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
mid intestine anterior intestine intestinum tenue |
| homology_notes |
Intestinal surface area also is increased in amphibians and reptiles by internal folds and occasionally by a few villi. The intestine can be divided into a small intestine and a slightly wider large intestine.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0002108 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim |
| label |
small intestine |
| notation |
UBERON:0002108 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
small intestine |
| textual definition |
Subdivision of digestive tract that connects the stomach to the large intestine and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place (with the exception of ruminants). The mammalian small intestine is long and coiled and can be differentiated histologically into: duodenum, jejunem, ileum[WP,cjm,Kardong]. |
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