The first part of the small intestine. At the junction of the stomach and the duodenum the alimentary canal is inflected. The duodenum first goes anteriorly for a short distance, turns dorsally, and eventually caudally, thus it is a U-shaped structure with two horizontal sections (a ventral and a dorsal one). [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0815318960 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenum ]
Term information
- NCIT:C12263
- EV:0100073
- AAO:0010402
- SCTID:181247007
- XAO:0000236
- FMA:7206
- VHOG:0000052
- MIAA:0000044
- MA:0000338
- galen:Duodenum
- MAT:0000044
- EFO:0000851
- GAID:284
- EMAPA:18852
- Wikipedia:Duodenum
- MESH:D004386
- BTO:0000365
- CALOHA:TS-0214
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- subdivision of digestive tract
- continuous with some pylorus
- contributes to morphology of some small intestine
- part of some small intestine
- BSPO_0001106 some small intestine