loading...| Preferred Name | anus | |
| Synonyms |
proctodeum opening of terminal part of digestive tract anal opening anal orifice |
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| Definitions |
Orifice at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth. Its function is to expel feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest, such as bones; food material after all the nutrients have been extracted, for example cellulose or lignin; ingested matter which would be toxic if it remained in the digestive tract; and dead or excess gut bacteria and other endosymbionts. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001245 |
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| alternative label |
proctodeum opening of terminal part of digestive tract anal opening anal orifice |
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| BSPO_0001108 | ||
| database_cross_reference |
FBbt:00047153 WBbt:0005364 TADS:0000066 Wikipedia:Anus CALOHA:TS-2005 TGMA:0001279 NCIT:C43362 SCTID:181262009 BTO:0001680 UMLS:C0003461 EV:0100082 FMA:15711 GAID:312 MA:0000331 galen:Anus |
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| definition |
Orifice at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth. Its function is to expel feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest, such as bones; food material after all the nutrients have been extracted, for example cellulose or lignin; ingested matter which would be toxic if it remained in the digestive tract; and dead or excess gut bacteria and other endosymbionts. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Anorectum.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Protovsdeuterostomes.svg |
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| develops_from | ||
| has exact synonym |
opening of terminal part of digestive tract anal opening anal orifice |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
proctodeum |
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| id |
UBERON:0001245 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
anus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001245 |
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| note |
Orifice at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth. Its function is to expel feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest, such as bones; food material after all the nutrients have been extracted, for example cellulose or lignin; ingested matter which would be toxic if it remained in the digestive tract; and dead or excess gut bacteria and other endosymbionts. |
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| part_of | ||
| preferred label |
anus |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001245 |
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| prefLabel |
anus |
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| present in taxon | ||
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