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rectum
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The terminal portion of the intestinal tube, terminating with the anus. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Term info
Label
rectum
Synonyms
- terminal portion of intestine
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
RO 0002175
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Anorectum.gif
external definition
The terminal portion of the large intestine between the ileo-pelvic colon and the anus. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
terminal portion of large intestine, rectal sac, intestinum rectum
has relational adjective
rectal
id
UBERON:0001052
taxon notes
In the lungfish, sharks and rays the rectum opens into the cloaca which also receives wastes (urine) from the kidneys and material from the reproductive organs. In bony fish the rectum reaches the outside environment through the anus, which is normally situated just in front the urinary and reproductive openings. However in some fish the digestive tract may be curled back on itself, and in the Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus) the anus is situated in the fish's throat. -- http://www.earthlife.net/fish/digestion.html