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Term:
echinoderm pyloric cecum (UBERON:0008248)
Annotations: Rat: (0) Mouse: (0) Human: (0) Chinchilla: (0) Bonobo: (0) Dog: (0) Squirrel: (0) Pig: (0)
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
anorectum +  
cardiac stomach 
colon +  
colorectum +  
digestive tract diverticulum +  
duodenal ampulla 
duodenum +  
echinoderm pyloric cecum 
The pyloric ceca (or digestive glands) and the cardiac stomach produce digestive enzymes in starfishes. Digested material is absorbed through the pyloric ceca for transport to the rest of the body. Each pyloric cecum extends the length of each arm.
ectodermal part of digestive tract +  
endodermal part of digestive tract +  
esophagus +  
foregut +  
foregut region of duodenum +  
hindgut +  
ileum +  
intestine +  
jejunum +  
large intestine +  
lower digestive tract +  
lower esophagus +  
middle part of esophagus 
midgut +  
midgut loop 
midgut region of duodenum +  
mouth +  
periampullary region of duodenum 
pharynx +  
proximal-distal subdivision of colon +  
pyloric stomach 
rectum +  
reticulorumen +  
small intestine +  
stomach +  
tailgut 
terminal part of digestive tract +  
upper digestive tract +  
upper esophagus 
zone of stomach +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: pyloric caecum ;   pyloric cecum
Xrefs: BTO:0002120
Definition Sources: BTO:0002120, https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/118

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