Preferred Name |
small intestine |
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Synonyms |
anterior intestine mid intestine intestinum tenue small intestine small bowel |
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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]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002108 |
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contributes to morphology of | ||
database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0021852 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181250005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine CALOHA:TS-0942 SCTID:181250005 UMLS:C0021852 MAT:0000047 EMAPA:32834 BTO:0000651 TAO:0001323 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjlIJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA XAO:0000130 MIAA:0000047 NCIT:C12386 EFO:0000841 VHOG:0000055 galen:SmallIntestine MESH:A03.492.411.620 AAO:0010397 ZFA:0001323 Wikipedia:Small_intestine EV:0100072 FMA:7200 GAID:313 MA:0000337 |
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depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stomach_colon_rectum_diagram.svg |
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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] |
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has_exact_synonym |
small intestine small bowel |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
anterior intestine mid intestine intestinum tenue |
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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] |
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id |
UBERON:0002108 |
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imported from | ||
in taxon | ||
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#major_organ http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ |
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label |
small intestine |
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notation |
UBERON:0002108 |
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only in taxon | ||
overlaps | ||
part_of | ||
prefLabel |
small intestine |
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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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subClassOf |
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