Term Name: small intestine
Synonyms: anterior intestine, intestinum tenue, mid intestine, small bowel, small intestine
Definition: 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].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002108]

Relationships
is part of: intestine
has parts: base of crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine duodenum epithelial cell of small intestine epithelium of small intestine ileum jejunum lamina propria of small intestine mesentery of small intestine microfold cell of epithelium of small intestine mucosa of small intestine muscle layer of small intestine muscularis mucosae of small intestine serosa of small intestine small intestine glandular cell small intestine goblet cell small intestine Peyer's patch small intestine smooth muscle smooth muscle cell of small intestine spiral valve of intestine submucosa of small intestine type D cell of small intestine type M enteroendocrine cell wall of crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine wall of small intestine
is a type of: digestive system element subdivision of digestive tract