rectum

Definition

The terminal portion of the intestinal tube, terminating with the anus.

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

Arterial supply

superior rectal artery

Venous drainage

superior rectal vein

Lymphatic drainage

Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes

Neighbouring structures

• appendix
• ascending colon
• biliary tree
• cecum
• descending colon
• esophagus
• gallbladder
• large intestine
• liver
• lower gastrointestinal tract
• pancreas
• peritoneal sac

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Identifiers

TA2

2998

TA98

A05.7.04.001

FMA

14544

UBERON

0001052

Wikidata

Q158716