loading...| Preferred Name |
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| Synonyms |
large bowel hindgut posterior intestine |
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| 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. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001155 |
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MESH:D003106 UMLS:C0009368 CALOHA:TS-0158 SCTID:302508007 XAO:0000243 galen:Colon Wikipedia:Colon_(anatomy) BTO:0000269 VHOG:0000648 AAO:0010400 NCIT:C12382 TAO:0000706 MAT:0000526 EMAPA:18939 EFO:0000361 ZFA:0000706 MAP:0000001 EV:0100079 FMA:14543 GAID:309 MA:0000335 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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The last portion of the digestive system, it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body.[AAO] The posterior intestine has short longitudinally arranged epithelial folds which are similar to the colon of higher vertebrates. Wallace et al, 2005.[TAO] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
large bowel |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
posterior intestine |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
hindgut |
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| has_relational_adjective |
colonic |
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| homology_notes |
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] |
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UBERON:0001155 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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colon |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001155 |
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| taxon_notes |
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] |
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it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body[WP] |
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