loading...| Preferred Name | small intestine | |
| Synonyms |
anterior intestine intestinum tenue mid intestine 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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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0021852 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181250005 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12386 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine FMA:7200 BTO:0000651 CALOHA:TS-0942 AAO:0010397 EMAPA:32834 VHOG:0000055 galen:SmallIntestine MIAA:0000047 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjlIJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MAT:0000047 MESH:A03.492.411.620 TAO:0001323 EFO:0000841 GAID:313 XAO:0000130 EV:0100072 ZFA:0001323 UMLS:C0021852 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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| 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_related_synonym |
anterior intestine intestinum tenue mid intestine |
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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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small intestine |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0002108 |
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small intestine |
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