the portion of the small intestine that extends from the duodenum to the ileum [ MP:0004002 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/monikat ]
Term information
- MESH:A03.492.411.620.625
- GAID:318
- EMAPA:18666
- BTO:0000657
- galen:Jejunum
- CALOHA:TS-0496
- MIAA:0000045
- MA:0000340
- VHOG:0000053
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jejunum
- EV:0100074
- MAT:0000045
- UMLS:C0022378 (ncithesaurus:Jejunum)
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwATkPJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0022378
- EFO:0001333
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181248002
- FMA:7207
- NCIT:C12388
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
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]
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]
Term relations
- subdivision of digestive tract
- contributes to morphology of some small intestine
- part of some small intestine
- develops_from some midgut