loading...| Preferred Name |
duodenum |
| Synonyms |
upper intestine proximal intestine |
| Definitions |
The first part of the small intestine. At the junction of the stomach and the duodenum the alimentary canal is inflected. The duodenum first goes anteriorly for a short distance, turns dorsally, and eventually caudally, thus it is a U-shaped structure with two horizontal sections (a ventral and a dorsal one). |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002114 |
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| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:18852 EV:0100073 MIAA:0000044 CALOHA:TS-0214 AAO:0010402 BTO:0000365 galen:Duodenum NCIT:C12263 MESH:D004386 Wikipedia:Duodenum EFO:0000851 FMA:7206 UMLS:C0013303 VHOG:0000052 MAT:0000044 XAO:0000236 MA:0000338 GAID:284 SCTID:181247007 |
| definition |
The first part of the small intestine. At the junction of the stomach and the duodenum the alimentary canal is inflected. The duodenum first goes anteriorly for a short distance, turns dorsally, and eventually caudally, thus it is a U-shaped structure with two horizontal sections (a ventral and a dorsal one). |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Tractus_intestinalis_duodenum.svg |
| external_definition |
The fixed portion of the small intestine deeply lodged in the posterior wall of the abdomen and extending from the pylorus to the beginning of the jejunum. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG] |
| has related synonym |
upper intestine proximal intestine |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_relational_adjective |
duodenal |
| id |
UBERON:0002114 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
duodenum |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002114 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
duodenum |
| present_in_taxon | |
| proximalmost part of | |
| taxon_notes |
In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear, and the terms anterior intestine or proximal intestine may be used instead of duodenum. In humans, the duodenum is a hollow jointed tube about 10-15 inches (25-38 centimetres) long connecting the stomach to the jejunum. It begins with the duodenal bulb and ends at the ligament of Treitz. |
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