A subdivision of the digestive tract that connects the small intestine to the cloaca or anus. Lacks or has few villi[Kardong]. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestine_(anatomy) ]
Term information
- EV:0100077
- UMLS:C0021851 (ncithesaurus:Large_Intestine)
- NCIT:C12379
- Wikipedia:Large_intestine_(anatomy)
- VHOG:0000054
- GAID:306
- SCTID:181254001
- AAO:0010396
- EMAPA:19252
- MIAA:0000046
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVkF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- MESH:D007420
- FMA:7201
- EFO:0000840
- CALOHA:TS-1306
- MA:0000333
- XAO:0000131
- galen:LargeIntestine
- BTO:0000706
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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]
Term relations
- digestive system element
- subdivision of digestive tract
- part of some intestine
- part of some lower digestive tract
- contributes to morphology of some intestine
- only in taxon some Vertebrata