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small intestine

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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]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0073040584&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: small intestine, small bowel

Term info

database cross reference
  • BTO:0000651
  • EFO:0000841
  • galen:SmallIntestine
  • MAT:0000047
  • NCIT:C12386
  • TAO:0001323
  • MA:0000337
  • FMA:7200
  • ZFA:0001323
  • MIAA:0000047
  • EMAPA:32834
  • MESH:D007421
  • CALOHA:TS-0942
  • XAO:0000130
  • EV:0100072
  • SCTID:181250005
  • GAID:313
  • UMLS:C0021852 (ncithesaurus:Small_Intestine)
  • VHOG:0000055
  • Wikipedia:Small_intestine
  • AAO:0010397
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, organ_slim, major_organ, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

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]

UBPROP 0000003

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]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stomach_colon_rectum_diagram.svg

has related synonym

intestinum tenue, anterior intestine, mid intestine

id

UBERON:0002108

prefLabel

Small intestine

present in taxon

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