loading...| Preferred Name |
small intestine |
| Synonyms |
intestinum tenue anterior intestine mid intestine small intestine 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 |
BTO:0000651 MIAA:0000047 ZFA:0001323 FMA:7200 MAT:0000047 CALOHA:TS-0942 EV:0100072 VHOG:0000055 TAO:0001323 Wikipedia:Small_intestine EMAPA:32834 SCTID:181250005 galen:SmallIntestine MA:0000337 EFO:0000841 GAID:313 NCIT:C12386 AAO:0010397 XAO:0000130 UMLS:C0021852 MESH:D007421 |
| 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]. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stomach_colon_rectum_diagram.svg |
| has_exact_synonym |
small intestine small bowel |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
intestinum tenue anterior intestine mid intestine |
| id |
UBERON:0002108 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#major_organ 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#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
small intestine |
| notation |
UBERON:0002108 |
| only in taxon | |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
small intestine |
| RO_0002175 | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
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] |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
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] |
| subClassOf |