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jejunum

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002115

The portion of the small intestine that extends from the duodenum to the ileum. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/monikat MP:0004002 ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Illu_small_intestine.jpg

editor note

TODO consider ZFA:0001323 mid intestine, see also small intestine

external definition

The first two fifth of the small intestine beyond the duodenum. It extends from the end of the duodenum to the ileum. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG]

has related synonym

middle intestine

intestinum jejunum

mid-intestine

id

UBERON:0002115

present in taxon

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

taxon notes

The jejunum is the middle 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 middle intestine or mid-gut may be used instead of jejunum.[Wikipedia:Jejunum]