Term Name: | caudal region |
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Synonyms: | post-anal caudal region, post-anal tail region, postsacral region, tail region |
Definition: | Subdivision of an organism along anterior-posterior axis that is the posteriormost region, extending past the anus (or cloaca, if present), consisting of a tail in some fully formed chordates (or a tail bud in embryos). In animals that have a sacral region, this is the region immediately posterior to this. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0006071] |