large intestine
A subdivision of the digestive tract that connects the small intestine to the cloaca or anus. Lacks or has few villi[Kardong]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestine_(anatomy) http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0073040584&isbn=1/ ]
Term info
- MIAA:0000046
- VHOG:0000054
- MA:0000333
- MESH:D007420
- SCTID:181254001
- EV:0100077
- XAO:0000131
- EFO:0000840
- CALOHA:TS-1306
- UMLS:C0021851 (ncithesaurus:Large_Intestine)
- FMA:7201
- BTO:0000706
- GAID:306
- Wikipedia:Large_intestine_(anatomy)
- galen:LargeIntestine
- NCIT:C12379
- AAO:0010396
- EMAPA:19252
efo_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim, major_organ, human_reference_atlas
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]
intestinum crassum
uberon
UBERON:0000059
Large intestine
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- digestive system element
- subdivision of digestive tract
- part of some intestine
- part of some lower digestive tract
- contributes to morphology of some intestine
- only in taxon some Vertebrata