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ileum

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002116


The portion of the small intestine that extends from the jejunum to the colon. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]

Term info

Label

ileum

database cross reference
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/3/3d/Illu_small_intestine.jpg

editor note

TODO consider ZFA:0000706 posterior intestine, see also colon

has related synonym

lower intestine, posterior intestine, intestinum ileum, distal intestine

homology notes

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.[uncertain][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002116

taxon notes

The ileum is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine may be used instead of ileum.[Wikipedia:Ileum]

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