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foregut

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001041

Anterior subdivision of a digestive tract. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, developmental_classification

UBPROP 0000001

The anterior portion of the primitive digestive tube of the embryo that lies cephalic to the junction of the yolk stalk, consists of endodermal tissue, and gives rise to the the pharynx, lower respiratory system, esophagus, stomach, duodenum proximal to the biliary tract, liver, pancreas, biliary tract, and gall bladder.

UBPROP 0000003

The bilaterian gut is typically a complete tube that opens to the exterior at both ends. It consists of mouth, foregut, midgut, hindgut, and anus (reference 1); Although all vertebrates have a digestive tract and accessory glands, various parts of this system are not necessarily homologous, analogous, or even present in all species. Therefore, broad comparisons can be best made under the listings of headgut, foregut, midgut, pancreas and biliary system, hindgut (reference 2).[well established][VHOG]

depicted by

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editor note

Note we define this generically to include invertebrates (partly for consistency with GO), but the class may be split in future. In vertebrates the term may refer to a developmental structure

has related synonym

proenteron, praeenteron

id

UBERON:0001041

prefLabel

Foregut