Subdivision of digestive tract that connects the stomach to the large intestine and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place (with the exception of ruminants). The mammalian small intestine is long and coiled and can be differentiated histologically into: duodenum, jejunem, ileum[WP,cjm,Kardong]. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine ]
Synonyms: small intestine small bowel
Term information
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The terminal region of the mid intestine is comprised of specialized enterocytes that appear to play a role in mucosal immunity. Wallace et al, 2005.[TAO]
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
- subdivision of digestive tract
- digestive system element
- part of some intestine
- in taxon some Vertebrata
- contributes to morphology of some intestine
- type D cell of small intestine
- epithelial cell of small intestine
- mesentery of small intestine
- wall of small intestine
- lamina propria of small intestine
- crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine
- serosa of small intestine
- submucosa of small intestine
- muscularis mucosae of small intestine
- mucosa of small intestine
- small intestine Peyer's patch
- tuft cell of small intestine
- small intestine glandular cell
- mesothelial cell of small intestine
- spiral valve of intestine
- smooth muscle cell of small intestine
- small intestine goblet cell
- small intestine smooth muscle
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
- capillary of small intestine
- submucous nerve plexus of small intestine
- myenteric nerve plexus of small intestine
- duodeno-jejunal junction
- jejuno-ileal junction
- small intestine lymphatic vessel
- wall of crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine
- base of crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine
- muscle layer of small intestine
- epithelium of small intestine
- enteroendocrine cell of small intestine