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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:ileocecal valve
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Accession:UBERON:0000569 term browser browse the term
Definition:The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis)
 related_synonym: Tulp's valve;   valva ileocaecalis
 xref: FMA:15973;   MESH:D007080;   NCI:C13066;   SCTID:362153007;   UMLS:C0020880;   Wikipedia:Ileocecal_valve;   galen:IleocecalValve
 external_ontology: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          anatomical system 0
            alimentary part of gastrointestinal system 0
              gastrointestinal sphincter 0
                ileocecal valve 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              embryo 0
                embryonic structure 0
                  presumptive structure 0
                    presumptive gut 0
                      digestive tract 0
                        subdivision of digestive tract 0
                          intestine 0
                            intestinal junction 0
                              ileocecal junction 0
                                ileocecal valve 0
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