loading...| Preferred Name |
esophagus |
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| Synonyms |
gullet oesophagus |
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| Definitions |
Tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. In mammals, the oesophagus connects the buccal cavity with the stomach. The stratified squamous non-keratinised epithelium lining the buccal cavity is continued through the pharynx down into the oesophagus. The lowest part of the oesophagus (ca. 2 cm) is lined with gastric mucosa and covered by peritoneum. The main body of the oesophagus is lined with small, simple mucous glands. Each gland opens into the lumen by a long duct which pierces the muscularis mucosae (Wilson and Washington, 1989). A sphincter is situated at the point where the oesophagus enters the stomach to prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux, i.e. to prevent acidic gastric contents from reaching stratified epithelia of the oesophagus, where they can cause inflammation and irritation (Wilson and Washington, 1989; Brown et al., 1993). |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001043 |
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| has exact synonym |
gullet oesophagus |
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| hasDbXref |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0014876 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181245004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophagus UMLS:C0014876 MESH:D004947 MIAA:0000048 EMAPA:16833 MAT:0000048 CALOHA:TS-0700 galen:Esophagus OpenCyc:Mx4rvVj9Q5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA ANISEED:1235301 NCIT:C12389 VHOG:0000450 BTO:0000959 XAO:0000127 TAO:0000204 ZFA:0000204 EFO:0000835 AAO:0000145 EHDAA2:0001285 EHDAA:2937 EV:0100069 FMA:7131 GAID:291 MA:0000352 |
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| imported from | ||
| inSubset |
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.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ |
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| label |
esophagus |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001043 |
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| prefLabel |
esophagus |
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| textual definition |
Tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. In mammals, the oesophagus connects the buccal cavity with the stomach. The stratified squamous non-keratinised epithelium lining the buccal cavity is continued through the pharynx down into the oesophagus. The lowest part of the oesophagus (ca. 2 cm) is lined with gastric mucosa and covered by peritoneum. The main body of the oesophagus is lined with small, simple mucous glands. Each gland opens into the lumen by a long duct which pierces the muscularis mucosae (Wilson and Washington, 1989). A sphincter is situated at the point where the oesophagus enters the stomach to prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux, i.e. to prevent acidic gastric contents from reaching stratified epithelia of the oesophagus, where they can cause inflammation and irritation (Wilson and Washington, 1989; Brown et al., 1993). |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004921 |