loading...| Preferred Name | small intestine | |
| 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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002108 |
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CALOHA:TS-0942 SCTID:181250005 UMLS:C0021852 MAT:0000047 EMAPA:32834 BTO:0000651 MESH:D007421 TAO:0001323 XAO:0000130 MIAA:0000047 NCIT:C12386 EFO:0000841 VHOG:0000055 galen:SmallIntestine AAO:0010397 ZFA:0001323 Wikipedia:Small_intestine EV:0100072 FMA:7200 GAID:313 MA:0000337 |
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| 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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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stomach_colon_rectum_diagram.svg |
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| has_exact_synonym |
small intestine small bowel |
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| hasOBONamespace |
uberon |
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| hasRelatedSynonym |
anterior intestine mid intestine intestinum tenue |
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| id |
UBERON:0002108 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/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 | ||
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| prefLabel |
small intestine |
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| RO_0002175 | ||
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| 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] |
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| 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] |
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