jejunum

Digestive

3D model: jejunum
jejunum
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In 4 atlases

Definition

The portion of the small intestine that extends from the duodenum to the ileum.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Relations

Innervation
vagus nerve (X)
Arterial supply
jejunal arteries
Venous drainage
jejunal veins

Sub-structures

Neighbouring structures

Practice questions

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Wikipedia (English)

Identifiers

TA2
2958
TA98
A05.6.03.001
FMA
7207
UBERON
0002115
Wikidata
Q185765