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ileocecal valve

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000569

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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileocecal_valve ]

Synonyms: valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis)

Term info

database cross reference
  • MESH:D007080
  • FMA:15973
  • NCIT:C13066
  • galen:IleocecalValve
  • SCTID:362153007
  • UMLS:C0020880 (ncithesaurus:Ileocecal_Valve)
  • Wikipedia:Ileocecal_valve
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray1075.png

has related synonym

valva ileocaecalis, Tulp's valve

id

UBERON:0000569

prefLabel

Ileocecal valve

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606