The portion of the small intestine that extends from the jejunum to the colon. [ MP:0002581 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith ]
Term information
- MA:0000339
- BTO:0000620
- EMAPA:32764
- MESH:D007082
- EV:0100075
- MIAA:0000282
- FMA:7208
- MAT:0000282
- galen:Ileum
- EFO:0001334
- AAO:0010403
- NCIT:C12387
- SCTID:181249005
- Wikipedia:Ileum
- CALOHA:TS-0472
- UMLS:C0020885 (ncithesaurus:Ileum)
- XAO:0000237
- GAID:315
- VHOG:0000647
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
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]
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]
Term relations
- subdivision of digestive tract
- contributes to morphology of some small intestine
- part of some small intestine