loading...| Preferred Name |
ileocecal valve |
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| Synonyms |
valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis) Tulp's valve valva ileocaecalis |
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| Definitions |
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000569 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C13066 galen:IleocecalValve Wikipedia:Ileocecal_valve MESH:D007080 SCTID:362153007 UMLS:C0020880 FMA:15973 |
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| definition |
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. |
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| depiction |
https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/SBU_M_Intestine_Large.glb https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/SBU_F_Intestine_Large.glb http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray1075.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis) |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
Tulp's valve valva ileocaecalis |
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| id |
UBERON:0000569 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
ileocecal valve |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000569 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
ileocecal valve |
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| present_in_taxon | ||
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011185 |